question on when the last lugers were made

Vlim · 03-31-2004, 12:04 PM

Hi,

Some additional info:

If we take into account that there were 3 surviving production lines:
Krieghoff, Suhl.
Mauser, Oberndorf am N.
Eidgn. Waffenfabr. Bern, Switzerland.

There were some Krieghoffs assembled in 1945.
There were a bunch of Mausers assembled during French occupation from 1945 - 1947.
The swiss produced unti 1949.

Then there was a moment of lugerlessness from 1949 until 1967. Mauser bought the Swiss machinery and started producing again. Since they were made by a 'real' P08 producer on 'real' P08 equipment, I regard them as real.

Mauser produced them until the mid-80s. Although there are later ones, these are considered to come from ready-made stock so they no longer required a wide array of production equipment. Since Mauser supplied them well after production was finished it's difficult to give an exact date and since there are still quite a few Mausers awaiting final assembly it's debatable if Parabellum production has halted completely.

But basically we can say that the Military production of the luger stopped in 1949.

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03-31-2004, 12:04 PM	#24
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,992 Times in 1,205 Posts	Hi, Some additional info: If we take into account that there were 3 surviving production lines: Krieghoff, Suhl. Mauser, Oberndorf am N. Eidgn. Waffenfabr. Bern, Switzerland. There were some Krieghoffs assembled in 1945. There were a bunch of Mausers assembled during French occupation from 1945 - 1947. The swiss produced unti 1949. Then there was a moment of lugerlessness from 1949 until 1967. Mauser bought the Swiss machinery and started producing again. Since they were made by a 'real' P08 producer on 'real' P08 equipment, I regard them as real. Mauser produced them until the mid-80s. Although there are later ones, these are considered to come from ready-made stock so they no longer required a wide array of production equipment. Since Mauser supplied them well after production was finished it's difficult to give an exact date and since there are still quite a few Mausers awaiting final assembly it's debatable if Parabellum production has halted completely. But basically we can say that the Military production of the luger stopped in 1949.