Luger Operation Problem

[mrerick]

Luger patented the hold open in May, 1900. An angled cut improvement was patented 7 years later.

In 1901, a weapons commission complained about the number of parts in a Luger, and the hold open and it's spring were two of the parts that were eliminated.

If I remember correctly, the first issue P.08 military Lugers deleted the hold open.

Some time between 1909 and 1911, the army determined that eliminating the hold open had been a mistake.

In May, 1913, the Prussians issued regulations to restore the hold open device. They also ordered that all existing stock be retro-fitted at the Erfurt arsenal. The majority of existing pistols without hold opens were retro-fitted.

Marc