Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Luger Model 1914 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. 26 ↗

Luger, German Model 1914 Artillery model pistols, mfd. by DWM or Erfurt, having chambers dated 1914-1918, bearing Imperial German military proofmarks & accompanied by original, German mfd., artillery-type, detachable wooden shoulder stocks.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour firearm carries the marking “bearing Imperial German military 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 chambers dated 1914-1918”
  • ATF REQUIRESMade 1914–1918 (ATF’s dates)ATF: “dated 1914-1918”

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
GermanyBasis: the ATF wording
Manufacturer
DWM; ErfurtBasis: the ATF wording
Type
PistolBasis: the ATF wording
Action
Semi-autoBasis: outside reference ¹
Caliber
9mm ParabellumBasis: outside reference ²
Made
Chambers dated 1914–1918Basis: the ATF wording
Service
Military

Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 26 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Verbatim check
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Editorial facts
Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. 1. Wikipedia, “Luger pistol” ↗, action: infobox type Semi-automatic pistol (toggle-locked, short recoil); the Lange Pistole 08 section describes the Artillery Luger as "This P08 variation"
  2. 2. Wikipedia, “Luger pistol” ↗, calibers: "The Pistole 08 (or P.08) ... was chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum"; the LP 08 is a P08 variation
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
None

Historical context

Luger pistol (base model shown for Luger Model 1914 Artillery, with stock)
Shown: a standard Luger pistol, not the Model 1914 Artillery pistol 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.