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4 Scale · 07-12-2017, 07:15 PM

Gortz & Sturgess has a good bit of information on repair for WWI era P08s. Enlisted personnel could only field strip pistols with the stipulation that removal of the firing pin/spring/guide was a task for corporals. Disassembly beyond field strip could only be done by Armorers.

Assistant Armorers existed at the Company or Battery level for simple repairs with more extensive capability at Regimental or Battalion level via Master Armorers. Master Armorers were Sergeants and Assistant Armorers could be any rank below that. Armorers were trained to fix multiple weapon types.

G&S doesn't discuss Armorers in WWII, so who knows but my guess is it stayed substantially the same. If you want to search G&S, note they spell it "Armourer".

Thanks Dwight I constantly say one but mean the other.

07-12-2017, 07:15 PM	#16
4 Scale User Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 544 Thanks: 194 Thanked 490 Times in 251 Posts	Gortz & Sturgess has a good bit of information on repair for WWI era P08s. Enlisted personnel could only field strip pistols with the stipulation that removal of the firing pin/spring/guide was a task for corporals. Disassembly beyond field strip could only be done by Armorers. Assistant Armorers existed at the Company or Battery level for simple repairs with more extensive capability at Regimental or Battalion level via Master Armorers. Master Armorers were Sergeants and Assistant Armorers could be any rank below that. Armorers were trained to fix multiple weapon types. G&S doesn't discuss Armorers in WWII, so who knows but my guess is it stayed substantially the same. If you want to search G&S, note they spell it "Armourer". Thanks Dwight I constantly say one but mean the other.