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Vlim · 05-14-2009, 05:55 AM

In the Netherlands it was a bit more complicated, as the Luger was accepted by both the Dutch East Indies army (KNIL) and the navy. Official KNIL designation was 'Pistool M11', 11 referring to the fiscal year of 1911 when it was officially adopted. The Navy had already adopted a bunch of WW1 navy lugers under the designation 'Pistool Automatisch Nr. 1' (automatic pistol nr. 1) and the new P08 models they bought in the 1930s were also referred to as the 'Pistool Nr. 1'. Non-official names were the 'Vickers' in the East Indies and 'Luger' in the Netherlands.

The unofficial household name over here in the Netherlands is still 'Luger'.

05-14-2009, 05:55 AM	#5
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,990 Times in 1,205 Posts	In the Netherlands it was a bit more complicated, as the Luger was accepted by both the Dutch East Indies army (KNIL) and the navy. Official KNIL designation was 'Pistool M11', 11 referring to the fiscal year of 1911 when it was officially adopted. The Navy had already adopted a bunch of WW1 navy lugers under the designation 'Pistool Automatisch Nr. 1' (automatic pistol nr. 1) and the new P08 models they bought in the 1930s were also referred to as the 'Pistool Nr. 1'. Non-official names were the 'Vickers' in the East Indies and 'Luger' in the Netherlands. The unofficial household name over here in the Netherlands is still 'Luger'.