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Unread 10-01-2018, 07:51 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by Vlim View Post
Mauser worked on a request by the army and developed a hand reamer for the job. But since the P08 was already near the end of production in 1942, not much importance was given to the project.

Factory documents on the subject did survive.

Portuguese 5012m also has no step.
Vlim,

A hand reamer would seem to indicate a field modification, not a change in factory barrel design modification.

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