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The Luger was officially adopted by the Swiss military in 1900, the Imperial German Navy in 1906 and the German Army in 1908. The Luger was the standard service pistol of Switzerland, Portugal, the Netherlands, Brazil, Bolivia, and Bulgaria. It was widely used in other countries as a military service pistol and by police forces. [11]
The 9×19mm Parabellum (also known as 9mm Luger, 9mm NATO or simply 9mm) is a rimless, centerfire, tapered firearms cartridge. Originally designed by Austrian firearm designer Georg Luger in 1901, [ 6 ] it is widely considered the most popular handgun and submachine gun cartridge due to its low cost, adequate stopping power and extensive ...
A cane gun is a walking cane with a hidden gun built into it. Cane guns are sometimes mistaken for similar-looking " poacher's guns ". These are usually a more portable and more easily concealed version of conventional sporting guns, commonly a single- or double-barreled shotgun , based on the relatively inexpensive Belgian Leclercq action.
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Though these early candy canes weren't striped but rather all white sticks, the choirmaster did bend the candy into the shape of a shepherd's staff as a nod to the religious story told.
The 7.65×21mm Parabellum (designated as the 7,65 Parabellum by the C.I.P. [3] and also known as .30 Luger and 7.65mm Luger) is a rimless, bottleneck, centerfire pistol cartridge that was introduced in 1898 by German arms manufacturer Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken (DWM) for their new Pistol Parabellum.
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The Luger was named P08 (Pistole 08) in the german army and P06 in the swiss army. Still the most used name for this kind/model/type of handgun is "Luger". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.84.171.1 11:26, 14 January 2008 (UTC) The name "Luger" was introduced and became popular in the United States.