Hello Mauro,
This is the first time I have visited your website and so cannot comment on changes; however, I am very impressed by what I have seen. Congratulations and thanks for making this available.
As you may know, I have been researching German police markings on Lugers and other pistols and am in the very early stages of writing a book on these markings. In the course of my research, I have found documentary evidence that the Prussian Landj�¤gerei used LP08s until 1929, presumably with the approval of the IMKK. This seems contrary to IMKK's attitude toward other police units and the military. The documentary evidence consists of an order dated 29 May 1929 from the Prussian Ministry of the Interior authorizing the arming of all uniformed Landj�¤gerei personnel with new P08s. Paragraph 2 of that order states: "S�¤mtliche in H�¤nden der Landj�¤gereibeamten befindlichen Pistolen 08 mit langem Lauf Zubeh�¶r sind nach Eingang der Pistolen 08 an die Polizeischule f�¼r Technik und Verkehr in Berlin SW.29, Bolassenerstrasse, zur Umargeitung mit Inhaltsverzeichnes abzugeben." This has been translated as: "After receipt of Pistols 08, all long-barreled Pistols 08, including accessories, currently held by Landj�¤gerei personnel are to be handed in to the Police School for Technology and Transport (the Berlin police armory), ...... for the purpose of alteration."
The IMKK was less restrictive on the Landj�¤gerei than on the Schutzpolizei. For example, the Landj�¤gerei and the Gendarmerie of other states were permitted to have one rifle or carbine for each man while the Schupo was allowed one for every three men. Is it possible that LP08s were permitted to the Landj�¤gerei as carbines? I would appreciate any comments you or other forum members may have on this apparent inconsistency.
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