How long have you collected, owned, or studied Lugers?

Max Mauser · 07-12-2004, 06:40 PM

I owned my first P08 when I was 13y.o. Found it in the estate of a resistance man. I guess that we where a bit to young to handle handguns beacause it ended with me, and some comrades, shooting a cow, right to the forehead!!(Yes its true:-)) After that I got frightened that the farmer would find out it was me that killed his cow, so I traded the P08 ( still with 3 packages of original German ammo) for some Tamiya model kits.

Many years has passed since that (thank God; I have a more cultivated relation with weapons now)
For many years I only crossed path with P08`s while in military service. 2 months ago I got some P08`s as gift from a relative. I feel that I want to keep these, and start to increase my knowledge about these facinating hand guns. I am now trying to track down my first P08 (the "cowkiller) but Im afraid that its long gone.

07-12-2004, 06:40 PM	#26
Max Mauser User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I owned my first P08 when I was 13y.o. Found it in the estate of a resistance man. I guess that we where a bit to young to handle handguns beacause it ended with me, and some comrades, shooting a cow, right to the forehead!!(Yes its true:-)) After that I got frightened that the farmer would find out it was me that killed his cow, so I traded the P08 ( still with 3 packages of original German ammo) for some Tamiya model kits. Many years has passed since that (thank God; I have a more cultivated relation with weapons now) For many years I only crossed path with P08`s while in military service. 2 months ago I got some P08`s as gift from a relative. I feel that I want to keep these, and start to increase my knowledge about these facinating hand guns. I am now trying to track down my first P08 (the "cowkiller) but Im afraid that its long gone.