[ithacaartist]

Gerben,

I'm pretty sure the stainless 90s' models were all made by Aimco in Houston. Mitchcell and Stoeger were among several concerns who had them stamped with their brand, and Stoeger, since they still owned copyright for "Luger," of course had that stamped on theirs.

One of mine is a P.08, is branded "OFM." The other, a M1900 configuration, is a "100 Years" commemorative that is stamped 1900 above the U.S. Great Seal on the receiver's top, and 2000 below. The former is plain stainless finish, the latter has been Cerokoted a very black black over the stainless to make it more closely resemble an original.

They work OK as range guns, I suppose, though I won't shoot either one very much, if at all. The ejector on my P.08 Was ground too thin and was bent. Fortunately, a replacement ejector from Tom Heller fit and works OK. Its extractor is weird, essentially the same as an original New Model extractor--but it has no little "ears" on its sides and looks like an Old Model extractor at first glance, although it sits in the New Model style breech block. The one in mine needed its claw dressed to help the pistol eject in a manner that doesn't slam the case against the left side of the upper, which gouged dents and burrs in all the case mouths.

Close tolerances certainly take a major holiday, too. The upper is sloppy, and shucks around in all directions. And the mag wells are extra-oversized, although it's possible to "fatten up" a regular mag with a few layers of tape to entice it to cycle. Even the mags that originally came with them rattle when installed.

My other issue with them is their flat surfaces which were buffed wavy, and look absolutely ridiculous. I have a casual impression that the ones made for contracts with fussier clients came out a little better in this respect, Mitchell and Stoeger the main examples of this.

The stainless ones seem to have been made in both calibers, and several configurations. There are pics in galleries on this site that show Navies, Old Model-style configurations and caliber, and standard P.08s, although I don't think an Artillery or Carbine was ever made.