Historical Pictures
Hulan Armourer with Artillery Luger
This is one of the best historical pictures today available showing an Artillery Luger.
The
soldier
in
the
picture
is
most
probably
a
Bavarian
army
Uhlans
or
Chevauleger.
He
holds an Artillery Luger attached to the shoulder stock.
Johan Benjamin Jauhiainen, a Finnish Officer...
Johan
Benjamin
Jauhiainen,
a
Finnish
Officer
who
had
a
big
role
in
the
1918
Finnish
independence war.
Jauhiainen was born on 31.07.1895.
During
WWI,
he
was
one
of
circa
1900
soldiers
that
went
to
Germany
for
military
training
in
1915-18.
In
particular
he
spent
time
in
the
Jaeger
Battalion
27
for
MG
training
and
then
on 1917 as extra training for explosives and explosions.
From
June
1916
to
February
1917
he
took
a
part
to
WW
I
(with
about
other
1.300
Finland
soldiers)
against
the
Russians
on
Riga
front
line
in
Latvia.In
this
period
he
became
a
big
enthusiast of the LP08 and then he decided to employ this pistol as his personal pistol.
A
hand
made
holster
was
done
to
fit
his
LP08.
Jauhiainen,
with
other
100
men,
came
back
to
Finland
in
December
1917
with
his
LP08
and
other
two
huge
gun
cargo.
Most
of
them
were ordered to training Home Guards around Finland.
On
February/May
1918
they
took
a
part
to
Finland's
struggle
for
independence
on
the
White's side.
After the Civil War these men were as a back bone of independence Finland's Army.
Jauhiainen served in the army in the Wyborg´s Battalion.
During
the
Winter
War
1939-40
he
was
as
battalion
commander
(35
Infantry
Regiment)
in
North Carelia.
Jauhiainen
fought
on
WWII
as
Major
and
starting
from
1944
as
Ltn.
Colonel
(51
Infantry
Regiment).
He was retired in 1945. He died 1959.
Artillery Soldier
This
picture
shows
a
young
Artillery
soldier
carrying
his
Artillery
Luger
with
three
magazine
pouches.
The holster is a standard model.
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Soldier carrying a holster for Reichrevolver M/ 79
This
picture
shows
a
soldier
carrying
a
holster
for
Reichrevolver
M/
79.
Holster
for
Reichrevolver M/ 79 were ofnet modified to carry a LP08.
Weimar period soldier with a modified standard holster.
After
the
end
of
the
WWI,
in
accordance
to
the
restriction
imposed
to
Germany
by
the
Allied
powers,
the
Artillery
Luger
model
was,
at
least
formally,
forbidden.
Some
holsters
were
modified
to
contain
the
standard
P08.
In
the
picture
a
soldier
carrying
one
of
this
modified holster.
Artillery crew with Artillery Luger and Mauser C96.
The
Mauser
C96
was
for
a
long
time
competitor
of
the
Luger
pistol
during
the
tests
performed by the German Army.
This picture shows artillery soldier carrying C96 and Artillery Luger.
Machine
gun
crew
carrying
standard
and
Eugen
Huber
holsters.
This
interesting
picture
shows
machine
gun
crews
carrying
standard
and
Eugen
Huber
soft
skin holster.
Soldier carrying Artillery Luger with Trommelmagazine
In
1917
an
extended
magazine
called
TM08
or
Trommelmagazine
was
introduced.
In
this
photo a crew carrying on the belt TM08 magazines.
Artillery Soldier Carrying an Artillery Luger.
Artillery Soldiers, one is carrying an Artillery Luger with Holster and Stock.
Enver Pascha with his Artillery Luger
Enver
Pasha
(1881-1922)
served
in
the
dual
capacity
of
War
Minister
and
Ottoman
Commander-in-Chief
during
World
War
One,
and
was
instrumental
in
bringing
Turkey
into
the war on the side of the Central Powers.
In this picture is firing with an Artillery Luger.
Soldier carrying Grabenpanzer and LP08
This interesting photos shows soldiers carrying the Grabenpanzer and LP08.
Photo Courtesy Maurice Sublet.
Artillery Luger pistol and Mauser Parabellum
Artillery Luger
© Mauro Baudino 2023 - all rights reserved