This 1899 Parabellum sold for a huge amount of money today...

Vlim · 08-23-2009, 09:25 PM

Alvin,

A lot has been written about the early trials but basically the procedure was:

-A 'contest' is held whereby several pistols of several suppliers are being tested against each other and reference guns.
-From that 'contest' a few winners emerge. These go to the next round, improvements can be made, more thorough testing is done until finally a favorite emerges.
-Then the favorite is subjected to field trials. A sample amount of pistols is divided over a representative part of the army, preferably all departments and it is tested in practice for a while.
-Then a decision is made to either accept or reject the gun.

Many pistols described as 'prototypes' actually are field trial guns.

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08-23-2009, 09:25 PM	#18
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,991 Times in 1,205 Posts	Alvin, A lot has been written about the early trials but basically the procedure was: -A 'contest' is held whereby several pistols of several suppliers are being tested against each other and reference guns. -From that 'contest' a few winners emerge. These go to the next round, improvements can be made, more thorough testing is done until finally a favorite emerges. -Then the favorite is subjected to field trials. A sample amount of pistols is divided over a representative part of the army, preferably all departments and it is tested in practice for a while. -Then a decision is made to either accept or reject the gun. Many pistols described as 'prototypes' actually are field trial guns.