Lugers too expensive for military use

[Johnny C. Kitchens]

The German Army was in need of more and more equipment and needed stuff produced in greater quanities. The Luger took 2�½ man hours to produce while the P.38 dropped it to 1�½ or less. You can see that from the estimated production figures. 1.2 million Lugers versus 1.1 million P.38, and the Luger had a much longer production time...