C&R · III · 079
Luger Persian 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, Persian (Iranian) Artillery model, pistols, as mfd. by Mauser prior to 1945, accompanied by the original artillery type, detachable wooden shoulder stock, bearing a S/N in Farsi characters stamped into the wood on the left side.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESYour firearm carries the marking “stamped into the wood on the left side”
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “as mfd. by Mauser prior to 1945”
- ATF REQUIRESAccompanied as the ATF wording requires: “accompanied by the original artillery type, detachable wooden shoulder stock”
- ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “bearing a S/N in Farsi characters stamped into the wood on the left side”
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1944 or earlier (ATF’s dates)ATF: “prior to 1945”
Editorial facts · Our research
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 26 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Luger pistol” ↗, years: LP 08 pattern assembled in the 1930s for the Shah of Iran's artillery troops
- 2. forgottenweapons.com ↗, years: Siam's 1936 Mauser Lugers were similar to the purchases by Persia around the same time
- 3. Wikipedia, “Luger pistol” ↗, maker: Mauser took over P.08 manufacture in 1930
- 4. Wikipedia, “Luger pistol” ↗, service: Ordered for Iranian artillery troops
- 5. Wikipedia, “Luger pistol” ↗, country
- 6. Wikipedia, “Luger pistol” ↗, action: infobox type Semi-automatic pistol; the order was for LP 08 (Artillery P08) pistols
- 7. Wikipedia, “Luger pistol” ↗, calibers: Pistole 08 "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
- 1 change · see below
Correction history
- Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → High. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
Historical context
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.