Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Luger 1920 Commercial Artillery, with stock

Section III: removed from the NFA, curio or relic under the GCA

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION III · VERBATIM · PDF P. 25 ↗

Luger, 1920 Commercial Artillery Model, pistols mfd. by DWM or Erfurt, having undated chambers, commercial proofmarks, and bearing the inscription “Germany” or “Made in Germany” on the receiver and accompanied by original, German mfd., artillery-type, detachable wooden shoulder stocks.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour firearm carries the marking “bearing the inscription “Germany” or “Made in Germany” on the receiver”
  • ATF REQUIRESYour firearm carries the marking “commercial proofmarks”
  • ATF REQUIRESMade by one of the makers ATF names: “mfd. by DWM or Erfurt”
  • ATF REQUIRESAccompanied as the ATF wording requires: “accompanied by original, German mfd., artillery-type, detachable wooden shoulder stocks”
  • ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “having undated chambers”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1920–1923.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
Germany
Manufacturer
DWM; Erfurt
Type
Pistol²
Action
Semi-auto
Caliber
Not stated
Made
c. 1920–1923production; ATF states no date¹
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 25 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. Wikipedia, “Luger pistol” ↗, years: DWM commercial rebuilds from 1919; carbine production restarted in the early 1920s
  2. Wikipedia, “Luger pistol” ↗, type: LP 08 artillery pattern with board stock
Fact tags
  • ATF the ATF wording states it.
  • REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
  • ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
  • NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
Source checked
20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
Corrections
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Correction history

  1. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.

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Historical context

Luger pistol (base model shown for Luger 1920 Commercial Artillery, with stock)
Shown: a standard Luger pistol, not the 1920 Commercial Artillery model with its stock.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Luger IMG 6768-retouched.jpg” by Luger_IMG_6768.jpg: Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Luger pistol”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Pistole Parabellum or Parabellum-Pistole, commonly known as just the Luger or Luger P08, is a toggle-locked recoil-operated semi-automatic pistol. The Luger was produced in several models and by several nations from 1898 to 1949.