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mauro · 10-16-2002, 05:07 PM

Hi Albert,
according to Gortz book the holster of this pre-production LP08 is marked AWM/9/14 (AWM, holster number 9,1914). AWM means Artilleriewerkstatten Munchen. AWM was a technical service that perform research for the Artillery in Munchen. My personal opinion is that the 50 test pistol, after the acceptance test, have been sent to this firm in order to continue and improve the solution accepted in 1913. This justify the date of the holster. In my understanding this particular solution (C96 stock and related holster) is a test performed by AWM as a prototype w/o success.
Let me know your opinion.
Ciao
Mauro

10-16-2002, 05:07 PM	#4
mauro FIREARM HISTORIAN AND AUT Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,535 Thanks: 106 Thanked 350 Times in 129 Posts	Hi Albert, according to Gortz book the holster of this pre-production LP08 is marked AWM/9/14 (AWM, holster number 9,1914). AWM means Artilleriewerkstatten Munchen. AWM was a technical service that perform research for the Artillery in Munchen. My personal opinion is that the 50 test pistol, after the acceptance test, have been sent to this firm in order to continue and improve the solution accepted in 1913. This justify the date of the holster. In my understanding this particular solution (C96 stock and related holster) is a test performed by AWM as a prototype w/o success. Let me know your opinion. Ciao Mauro __________________ Mauro Baudino - www.lugerlp08.com www.paul-mauser-archive.com Mauser Company and Firearm Historian - Mauser Parabellum Certification Service.