Manufactured about 1935-1936 on contract for the government of Persia, only about 1,000 Persian Lugers were outfitted with an Artillery-pattern barrel. Save for the Persian markings and Farsi numbering, the pistol follows the late WWI pattern, with fixed blade front and tangent rear sights, the Persian Lion on the chamber, "crown/crown/U" proofs, and straw finished small parts. Fitted with a pair of checkered grips and a nickel finished alloy base magazine. The barrel is unnumbered, while the other externally numbered parts match, including the nickel finished alloy base magazine.