Front sight mark

Norme · 05-24-2012, 08:33 AM

Just to clarify, I was referring to German Military Lugers, P04s, P08s and LP08s. There were only two sight heights used, 5.0mm and 5.5mm, both measured from the top of the base to the top of the sight. All P04s (Navies), and LP08s (Artilleries), used the 5.0mm blade. Early P08s, prior to 1914, also used the 5.00mm blade, but most were recalled and retrofitted with the 5.5mm blade at the same time as the hold-open was installed. After 1914, all P08s came with the 5.5mm blade, whether they were made by DWM, Erfurt, Simson, Mauser or Krieghoff. Once again, I'm talking about German Military Lugers only, not commercials or foreign contracts. If the blades were considered interchangeable, which they weren't, they would be marked on the blade itself, like some P38 sights, not on the front sight block. Regards, Norm

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05-24-2012, 08:33 AM	#11
Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,417 Thanks: 226 Thanked 2,607 Times in 933 Posts	Just to clarify, I was referring to German Military Lugers, P04s, P08s and LP08s. There were only two sight heights used, 5.0mm and 5.5mm, both measured from the top of the base to the top of the sight. All P04s (Navies), and LP08s (Artilleries), used the 5.0mm blade. Early P08s, prior to 1914, also used the 5.00mm blade, but most were recalled and retrofitted with the 5.5mm blade at the same time as the hold-open was installed. After 1914, all P08s came with the 5.5mm blade, whether they were made by DWM, Erfurt, Simson, Mauser or Krieghoff. Once again, I'm talking about German Military Lugers only, not commercials or foreign contracts. If the blades were considered interchangeable, which they weren't, they would be marked on the blade itself, like some P38 sights, not on the front sight block. Regards, Norm