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Marvin · 10-23-2001, 11:50 AM

Jared,

One thing to remember if the German was a high ranking officer, he would probably have not carried a Luger or P.38 as his sidearm unless he was at or near front line combat. The high ranking officers had to purchase/provide their own sidearm (in some cases, officers were issued sidearms)and this will give you a full range of handguns that they could carry. It could be a .32 cal., WWI pistol carried by his father and passed along to him. For a fairly rare WWII pistol, it could be a French Unique Mod. 16.

I would favor one of the WWI type sidearms that was passed along to him. I don't have any of my books with be, but if someone has a copy of Jan Still's first book, this will show all the pistols used by the Germans in WWI and into the twenties. Good Luck and keep us advised of what pistol you decide to use.

Marvin

10-23-2001, 11:50 AM	#5
Marvin User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Upstate S.C. Posts: 1,132 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Luger History Query Jared, One thing to remember if the German was a high ranking officer, he would probably have not carried a Luger or P.38 as his sidearm unless he was at or near front line combat. The high ranking officers had to purchase/provide their own sidearm (in some cases, officers were issued sidearms)and this will give you a full range of handguns that they could carry. It could be a .32 cal., WWI pistol carried by his father and passed along to him. For a fairly rare WWII pistol, it could be a French Unique Mod. 16. I would favor one of the WWI type sidearms that was passed along to him. I don't have any of my books with be, but if someone has a copy of Jan Still's first book, this will show all the pistols used by the Germans in WWI and into the twenties. Good Luck and keep us advised of what pistol you decide to use. Marvin