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In the U.S., Model 1900 pistols in 7.65 Parabellum caliber (aka .30 Luger in the U.S.) were first imported by Georg Luger, then by a DWM sales agent, Hans Tauscher, until World War I. [42] Referred to at the time as the 'Borchardt-Luger' by U.S. authorities, Tauscher consistently referred to the pistol in his marketing and advertising materials ...
The Sturmpistole ("assault-pistol") was an attempt by Germany during World War II to create a multi-purpose weapon which could be used by any infantryman.It consisted of a modified flare gun (Leuchtpistole) which could fire a variety of grenades, including a 600 g (1 lb 5 oz) shaped charge Panzerwurfkörper 42 which could penetrate 80 mm (3.1 in) of rolled homogeneous armor.
1940 6.5 MG 131: Heavy machine gun: Recoil operated, short recoil, closed bolt: aircraft Nazi Germany: 13×64mmB 1940 16.6 MG 151/15: Autocannon Nazi Germany: Waffenfabrik Mauser AG 15×96mm cartridge 1940 42.7 MG 151/20: Autocannon Nazi Germany: Waffenfabrik Mauser AG 20×82mm cartridge 1941 42 Mauser MG 213: Autocannon
Maschinenkarabiner 42(H) C. G. Haenel 7.92×33mm Kurz: Wehrmacht: Accepted after troop trials in 1943, about 8,000 produced. Served as basis for MP 43. Maschinenkarabiner 42(W) Carl Walther GmbH: 7.92×33mm Kurz: Wehrmacht: A competitor of the Maschinenkarabiner 42(H) from Walther. About 3,000-5,000 produced. M30 Luftwaffe drilling: Sauer & Sohn
On the headstamp, the manufacturer code (CAVIM) is at 12 o'clock, the OP code (example OP:35) is at 6 o'clock, and the 2-digit year of production is at 3 o'clock. VEN Ministerio de la Defensa, Servicio de Armamento, Arsenal y Fábrica de Municiones ("Ministry of Defense, Armaments Service, Arsenal and Munitions Factory") – Caracas, Venezuela .
Walther P38 (Replacement for Luger P-08, completely overtook Luger production by 1942. And became the standard-issued pistol of the German army) [ 215 ] [ 216 ] [ 217 ] Luger P-08 (Original standard-issue military pistol, was intended to be replaced by the Walther P-38 as it was cheaper to produce, the P08 however was still produced until 1942 ...
The third series pistols solved the problems for the German Army and mass production began in mid-1940, using Walther's military production identification code "480". [ citation needed ] Several experimental versions were later created in .45 ACP , and .38 Super but these were never mass-produced.
The Multi-Star Signal Cartridge was a signal flare that could be fired from the Leuchtpistole 34, Leuchtpistole 42, or Sturmpistole. The Leuchtpistole and Sturmpistole were single-shot break action smoothbore guns and the cartridge was breech loaded. The cartridge consisted of an inner light alloy projectile which contained a total of three red ...