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Luger 04 Pistol of the Imperial German Navy. The Luger pistol was accepted by the Imperial German Navy in 1904 in 9mm Parabellum as the Pistole 04 (P04). The navy model had a 150 mm (5.9 in) barrel and a two-position – 100 meters (110 yd) or 200 meters (220 yd) – rear sight.
The P38 concept was accepted by the German military in 1938 but production of prototype ("Test") pistols did not begin until late 1939. Walther began manufacture at their plant in Zella-Mehlis and produced three series of "Test" pistols, designated by a "0" prefix to the serial number.
The Borchardt C93 is a semi-automatic pistol designed by Hugo Borchardt in 1893.. The design is based upon the Maxim gun's toggle lock mechanism. The pistol uses a locked breech and a short recoil operating cycle, with the barrel and breech moving backward together for a short distance before the breech is unlocked.
8200 were produced under German occupation. Designated as Pistole 657(n) in German service. - Luger P08 pistol: Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken Mauser-Werke: 9×19mm Parabellum: Wehrmacht Luftwaffe Waffen-SS: The Luger P08's production was taken over by Mauser after World War I. [8] [9] Luger M1902 Carbine: Deutsche Waffen und ...
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.
It was worked on by Georg Luger and Hugo Borchardt. DWM manufactured the Maschinengewehr 01 and Maschinengewehr 08, licensed version/clone of the Maxim machine gun. The MG08 would be the main German machine gun of the First World War, alongside the somewhat different, air cooled Parabellum MG 14/17 for aviation use. Along with being one of the ...
The German government purchased 7,800 commercial M1930 pistols in 1940 for use by the Luftwaffe. They have Wehrmacht proof marks and the Mauser serial numbers come from the early- to mid-1930s. The weapon had ceased production in 1937 but the order was filled from remaining stocks.
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