In this connection the disadvantages of the Luger pistol became clear, because it was difficult to produce in larger numbers, since nearly all its components had to be manufactured in complex manual work. Already during World War One there could never be enough Pistols 08, in order to cover the constantly rising need and demand among the soldiers. The Pistol 08 therefore quickly became a sought-after weapon at the front and war trophy proximity. This switching device gave the 08 pistol a unique appearance and the tilt of the grip gave the pistol good characteristics for aiming and shooting. Pistol 08 in loaded condition with cartridge They were often used from 1917 with ‘snail’ magazines with 32 cartridges and about 250.000 are said to have been built. The ‘Long Pistol 08’ (LP.08) or ‘Artillery Pistol’ was introduced in 1914 and had a 200 mm barrel with adjustable sliding visor and wooden stop stock. These long-barreled versions were usually delivered with wooden shoulder pieces and were known as ‘Artillery models’ (see picture at the top). Other barrels had 152 mm, 203 mm and even 305 mm. It was built for the Swiss army in the weapons factory in Bern.Īrtillery Pistol LP.08 or ‘Long Pistol 08’These early models were built with a range of different barrel lengths, the shortest being 4.055in (103 mm) long. The original manufacturer, Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken (DWM) in Berlin, was followed by the Königliche Erfurter Waffenfabrik, Simson Suhl and Mauser in Oberndorf. For this reason, even today, some are still in use worldwide and the last regular military use of the Luger pistol was with the Portuguese army in its colonial wars in Angola and Mozambique. Bulgaria, the Netherlands, Portugal and Turkey – and tested in various other armed forces and was almost adopted by the US Army as the standard. The gun was introduced widely between 19 by various armies – e.g. Then in 1908 a slightly modified model was also accepted by the German Army and afterwards the Pistol 08 was manufactured to hundreds of thousands. From the model 1904 for the German Navy about 64.950 pieces were built until the Second World War. Until 1904 the caliber was changed back to 9 mm Parabellum and this version was adopted by the German Navy. Navy model 1904 ParabellumThe first Luger pistols were sold to Switzerland in 1900 and were intended for the 7.65 mm caliber. This changed the overall shape of the weapon and made it much better balanced.įurther improvements followed, changing the mainspring to a spool and increasing the original caliber from 7.65 mm to 9 mm to make the cartridge more effective in combat. Luger refined the mechanism mainly by rearranging the mainspring, which was a kind of coiled watch spring and became a flat leaf spring in the rear corner of the handle. The Borchardt used for the first time the toggle joint system for the looking and other mechanical characteristics of a pistol, which worked somehow, but was not very satisfying.
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