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FNorm · 12-22-2011, 11:14 AM

"I find it odd that the German weapons industry would still be making Luger bottoms out of aluminum late in the war [comparatively late], when raw materials were scarce..."

Maybe they were recycling B-17s?

FN

12-22-2011, 11:14 AM	#11
FNorm Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 978 Thanks: 68 Thanked 127 Times in 108 Posts	"I find it odd that the German weapons industry would still be making Luger bottoms out of aluminum late in the war [comparatively late], when raw materials were scarce..." Maybe they were recycling B-17s? FN