As far as WWI Lugers being used in WWII, I've read numerous anecdotes about WWI P08s being captured during WWII. One fascinating surprise in Gortz & Sturgess was reading the various documents regarding pistol allocations throughout the war. At all times during WWII production Lugers were distributed to the various branches under allocation orders, all branches wanted more than they got. The Germans never had enough of anything. As an example I recall reading that something like 80% of German army transport during the war was horse-drawn. Also, a WWI pistol would only be 30 years old, maybe less, during WWII - not exactly ancient. I suspect the Germans used everything they had, and I would not be surprised if many thousands of WWI pistols found their way into service.
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