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I had the opportunity to aquire this P08 from a Canadian vet this past week. His wife wanted all guns out of the house. I actually met him while he was signing a couple of his books he had written on Canadian military history during WW2. We got to talking and he offered to sell me his Luger. It is a 1940 dated 42 code P08 sn 6768K all matching except magazine. He picked it up while taking refuge in a bunker in the Rhineland in 1945 off a deceased German.
He had kept the bore clean, but it needed a good going over pretty much everywhere else. I could not resist, his story was fascinating. The Canadian Firearms Center confirmed this author had registered this gun in 1946 upon his return to Canada.
He also gave me a Langenhan pistol he took from a Luftwaffe officer. A great man and I was very pleased to aquire these pieces of history. Hope the pics are okay, thanks for looking.
Joe

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Very nice Joe, looks like a nice one!

Hey, I am slowly writing / gathering info for a book on bring backs. literally take the information I get from folks, like you, add pictures, and the text. I have about 40 entries so far :)

If interested, shoot me an e-mail, the Langenhan I would be interested in as well :)

weimar_simson@comcast.net

Ed

Joe,

A very great piece of history, congratulations on beingable to preserve it.

I recommend that you check the Langenhan for a crown-over-gothic-letter on the left frame, indication of military acceptance in WWI.

--Dwight

Darn nice!

Josef, very nice. There would also be interest in pictures of your Langenhan in addition to the information Dwight noted the serial number would be of interest.

Thanks in advance

Thanks Gentlemen, Edward I will get an accurate account of the details and email you shortly. WIth regards to the Langenhan, I will get pics up right away as well. I know it has the crown over N (I believe) and DRP (Deutches Reich patent??) on it, and the serial is low, 9xx I believe? Let me check for sure. Thanks again Gentlemen,
Joe

Just a little more information about the Langenhan I have before I gett eh pics up. It is an FL model apparently, has the "FL" on the grips. Pics up shortly hopefully,
Joe

Here is the Langenhan. can anyone tell the year of manufacture or if these marks are in fact military or commercial? Thanks very much,
Joe
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Commerical (lazy crown N)

Joe,

According to Ian V. Hogg the Fritz Langenhan Selbstladenpistole (self-loading pistol) sometimes called the Army Model, was developed in 1914 and patented in 1915. It was accepted for military applications by the Prussian army, and military pistols have a c/letter acceptance mark on the left frame. Yours has standard commercial proofs, but no acceptance mark--I was hoping for another pistol to add to the database.

These guns are chambered for 7.65 Auto. If you are planning to shoot it, you should be sure that the takedown screw at the back of the slide is firmly tightened--if it becomes loose, the hinged finger-piece can flip up on its screw axle and allow the breechblock to recoil into your face.

--Dwight

Thanks Dwight very much. I forgot to add the vet told me he dismantled it during the war shortly after receiving it. He said he lost a part, can't remember which one, but improvosed with some other piece. It looks to me like a nail was used to hold her together. I think I will deactivate this and keep it rather than having someone fire her. Thanks once agai Gentlemen,
Joe

That smaller gun is very interesting in itself!