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Ron Wood · 08-19-2003, 01:03 PM

Mauro,
Thank you for pointing out the caption that I missed on page 23. I need to read more carefully!

I looked through my copy of GÃ?Â¶rtz's "Die Pistole 08" and could not find the picture of the pilot firing a LP08 from an aircraft. Perhaps I have a different edition (1991)? While looking through the book I found a reference to the Pistole 08 being issued to NCOs and ground personnel of "Luftschiffer" and "Fliegertruppen", but no mention of officers or aircrews. In your research have you found that the LP08 was an item of issue to aircraft pilots or crews, or was it a weapon of "opportunity" that was employed when they could obtain them?

08-19-2003, 01:03 PM	#35
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,040 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,256 Times in 1,724 Posts	Mauro, Thank you for pointing out the caption that I missed on page 23. I need to read more carefully! I looked through my copy of GÃ?Â¶rtz's "Die Pistole 08" and could not find the picture of the pilot firing a LP08 from an aircraft. Perhaps I have a different edition (1991)? While looking through the book I found a reference to the Pistole 08 being issued to NCOs and ground personnel of "Luftschiffer" and "Fliegertruppen", but no mention of officers or aircrews. In your research have you found that the LP08 was an item of issue to aircraft pilots or crews, or was it a weapon of "opportunity" that was employed when they could obtain them? __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction