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mauro · 10-22-2002, 04:43 PM

Dear unspellable,
April the 20 1945, the first French soldier occupied the Oberndorf city. The Mauser firm started to produce Parabellum under French control.
According to August Weiss, responsable of Mauser gun and pistol production up to 1945, in thsi period the following guns were produced:
47696 K98 carabines,
6375 .22lr carabines,
3500 P38,
20000 HsC pistols,
2560 Parabellum

A little number of LP08 was made and give as a gift to important army officiers.

In my book concerning Luger Artillery history I wrote a section concerning this rare item.

In the picture, from "La gazette des armes", an interesting set of P08 and LP08.

I hope help you.

Ciao

http://boards.rennlist.com/upload/FrenchPara.jpg

10-22-2002, 04:43 PM	#2
mauro FIREARM HISTORIAN AND AUT Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,535 Thanks: 106 Thanked 350 Times in 129 Posts	Dear unspellable, April the 20 1945, the first French soldier occupied the Oberndorf city. The Mauser firm started to produce Parabellum under French control. According to August Weiss, responsable of Mauser gun and pistol production up to 1945, in thsi period the following guns were produced: 47696 K98 carabines, 6375 .22lr carabines, 3500 P38, 20000 HsC pistols, 2560 Parabellum A little number of LP08 was made and give as a gift to important army officiers. In my book concerning Luger Artillery history I wrote a section concerning this rare item. In the picture, from "La gazette des armes", an interesting set of P08 and LP08. I hope help you. Ciao http://boards.rennlist.com/upload/FrenchPara.jpg __________________ Mauro Baudino - www.lugerlp08.com www.paul-mauser-archive.com Mauser Company and Firearm Historian - Mauser Parabellum Certification Service.