Help to ID Police P-08

[Lyn Islaub]

Since Costanzo wrote his excellent volume 40 years ago, additional research has determined that the WaA66 proof was an acceptance used on pistols newly manufactured by BKIW. Others will correct me if I'm mistaken, but I believe this proof is found only on pistols with the s, t, or u suffix. BKIW was a private firm that went into P-08 production in the late 1920's using the tooling that the Erfurt Arsenal used during WW1.

[MAUSER88]

Originally Posted by Lyn Islaub

Since Costanzo wrote his excellent volume 40 years ago, additional research has determined that the WaA66 proof was an acceptance used on pistols newly manufactured by BKIW. Others will correct me if I'm mistaken, but I believe this proof is found only on pistols with the s, t, or u suffix. BKIW was a private firm that went into P-08 production in the late 1920's using the tooling that the Erfurt Arsenal used during WW1.

OK Very interesting Lyn.

I've never heard of BKIW. Can you please provide more info on the firm?

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by MAUSER88

OK Very interesting Lyn.

I've never heard of BKIW. Can you please provide more info on the firm?

Perhaps you can check out the FAQ:
http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthread.php?t=13121

Click on the PDF and there is a section on who mfg. lugers.

The mfg. equipment from DWM went via BKIW to Mauser.

The mfg. equipment from Erfurt went to Simson, then to Kreighoff.

The third line of equipment was in Switzerland.

This is all explained in good detail, and there is much more gear info in the FAQ.