Nachtpistole (meaning "Night Pistol") - A rare variation of the Luger used exclusively by Adolf Hitler's Leibstandarte-SS security detail equipped with a small, battery-powered underbarrel flashlight.However, all Lugers were too sensitive to fouling and to loose manufacturing tolerances, as well as being too expensive when compared to more modern designs, such as the Browning Hi-Power or the Walther P38. Commercial models were manufactured with barrels ranging from 98mm up to 350mm (14 in), some in 'carbine' versions, with additional forward handguard and detachable buttstock.Īll Lugers were very ergonomic and accurate pistols, especially for the period those were developed in. Lugers were manufactured with different barrel lengths - standard German army Pistole 08 (Luger M1908) had 102mm barrels Navy models featured 152mm (6 in) barrels, and Artillery models featured 203mm (8 in) barrels.
DWM LUGER SERIAL NUMBER LOOKUP 1918 DWM MANUAL
All Lugers also featured frame-mounted manual safety at the left side of the gun. Some early Lugers featured automatic grip safety at the rear side of the grip. All Lugers feature a toggle locking system, consisting of two tilting-up bars and short moving barrel. Designed by Georg Luger, it was an evolution of the earlier Hugo Borchardt design, the Borchardt C93 (introduced in 1898).Īll Parabellums are recoil-operated, locked breech, semi-automatic, striker-fired handguns. The Luger pistol is a semi-automatic toggle lock pistol based on principles by Hiram Maxim that is fed by a removable magazine, and that operates on the short-recoil principle. It is notable in firearms history for being the pistol for which the 9mm Parabellum cartridge was originally developed, though the Luger pistol was first introduced with the 7.65mm Parabellum cartridge and has also been chambered for other cartridges, including the. It has been popularized through its use by Germany during World War I and World War II, though it was also used by many other countries. Replicas of the Luger pistol are still produced today. In the late 1940s, the Swiss dropped the Luger as its main pistol. The Luger was still used by many German troops during this time, however. The P38 used less steel, decreasing its manufacturing cost. The Luger was replaced by the Walther P38, a more modern pistol which was cheaper, in the German Army at the start of WWII. The Luger did not see much use in World War II it was expensive to produce due to its complicated design.
then chose the Colt automatic pistol over the Parabellum.ĭuring the course of WWI, the Luger became a popular souvenir for Allied troops thousands were taken home by soldiers from Britain and America. The test board declared the Parabellum the winner, however DMW refused to set up a production line in. 1,022 rounds were fired from the Luger pistol during the evaluation (Serial number 1 Serial number 2 survives and is one of the "Million dollar " pistols) the Luger suffered a few malfunctions.
45 ACP, for the test at the Springfield armories in America. Georg made two Lugers, both chambered in. Georg faced some stiff competition from other manufacturers. Army, Georg Luger was one of the many gun designers to offer the Americans an automatic pistol.
When America was looking for an automatic pistol for service in the U.S. Since then, Lugers were adopted by many countries and served until probably the 1950s or so, the Luger then began to replace the old M1879 Reichsrevolvers. The Luger Model 1904, in 9mm, was adopted by German Navy, followed by the German Army (Reichswehr) in 1908. In 1902, by request of the German Navy, the DWM, along with Luger, developed a new round, 9×19mm Parabellum, by re-necking the case of the 7.65mm Luger round. The first country to adopt Lugers was Switzerland the Model 1900 was adopted, chambered in 7.65mm Parabellum round. Ther countries have also manufactured their own different variants of the Luger pistol. During WWII, many companies, such as Waffenfabrik Mauser among others, had also produced Lugers.
DWM LUGER SERIAL NUMBER LOOKUP 1918 DWM LICENSE
Most pre-WWII Parabellums were developed by the DWM company in Germany, with some being manufactured under license in other countries. The Luger's design is based on an earlier Hugo Borchardt idea, but Luger re-designed Borchardt's toggle-locking system into much smaller package. The Parabellum name comes from the ancient Latin saying "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum", which translates to "If you want Peace, prepare for war". The Parabellum-Pistole was developed by Georg Luger in Germany in 1898.
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