Both designs represent breakthroughs in the industry.
The Luger is the first widely successful semi-automatic pistol.
the P.38 is the first widely successful double-action / single-action pistol.
Here's one you won't see very often. I'm told that a good way to meet a P.38 collector at a gun show is to put one of these out on a display table, and watch their eyes...
The ones that suddenly look closer know it's a HP (Heerspistol) the commercial E/N proofed variant of the P.38. There are not very many of these around.
Marc
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 Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum -
- Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.
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