Abercrombie, made in France, fake or real?

mauro · 12-28-2006, 01:31 PM

John,
Mauser started again the production of the P08 and LP08 under French control in period 1945-1947.
So far 4 variants have been analyzed; these models differ mainly for the numbering pattern used. The most important difference wrt the previous WWII production is the serial numbering pattern and the bluing. The P08 were used until 1970 by the French gendarmerie (Military police, it is possible to find information about this model in the Official Gendarmerie web site). The LP08 models were produced on demand and for the Spahis (Africans troops) of the General Pierre Koenig (1898 Ã¢?? 1970), supreme commander and military governor of the French zone in postwar Germany.
Cheers,
Mauro

12-28-2006, 01:31 PM	#6
mauro FIREARM HISTORIAN AND AUT Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,535 Thanks: 106 Thanked 350 Times in 129 Posts	John, Mauser started again the production of the P08 and LP08 under French control in period 1945-1947. So far 4 variants have been analyzed; these models differ mainly for the numbering pattern used. The most important difference wrt the previous WWII production is the serial numbering pattern and the bluing. The P08 were used until 1970 by the French gendarmerie (Military police, it is possible to find information about this model in the Official Gendarmerie web site). The LP08 models were produced on demand and for the Spahis (Africans troops) of the General Pierre Koenig (1898 Ã¢?? 1970), supreme commander and military governor of the French zone in postwar Germany. Cheers, Mauro __________________ Mauro Baudino - www.lugerlp08.com www.paul-mauser-archive.com Mauser Company and Firearm Historian - Mauser Parabellum Certification Service.