Australian Lugers?

Aluminum grips appear on various pistols but are not original issue and are not Kriegsmarine though the logic regarding environmental extremes makes sense. Aluminum is fairly easy to work and is a popular shop material for high school students who use it in the US to make car gearshifts and the like.


I am not aware of official Australian use of the luger--many went to Australia with soldiers who collected them in Europe and Africa during the wars. I have seen British, Australian, and Israeli stamped lugers so anything is possible. I would be interested in hearing whether the ANZACs inspected and reissued P08s.