British WW2 manual on German small arms
 

This just in.
Published in 1941.

nice, I like to pick up stuff like this :)

You would think after the first war, they would have a much better understanding of how the luger operates; and its markings! :)

Or a quick phone call to Vickers...

Funny that they had no clue on what a P38 looked like.

Yes, I figured they did call Vickers- where else did they get the "move safety to cover the S" business?

I have no idea where they got the "move safety to cover the "S" for "safe"/"F" for "fire"" business since the Vickers Lugers aren't marked that way...they are marked with RUST and an arrow. The information certainly didn't come from a captured document as claimed by the manual. Mighty peculiar! :)

That part is meant for the P38.

Here is the missing first page:

'Shift safety catch back for "safe" and forward for "fire". In the "safe" position the word GESICHERT is exposed.

I missed the "2. Pistol 38" heading. Makes much better sense if you read it correctly! :)
Thanks,
Ron