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Unread 05-30-2003, 09:42 AM   #12
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Hello John,
thank you so much for your kind word.
Please find here a scan of Kriegsministerium directive dated December, 14 1917. As you can see, the LP08 is not mentioned. Actually DWM was misleading as Deutschen Waffenfabrick Mauser and so the 9 was engraved also to the LP08.

http://boards.rennlist.com/lfupload/red9.jpg

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