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Originally Posted by JONABI
It should have been read this way:" that Pistols 08 of DWM manufacture and of Erfurt production differed from each other considerably in respect of point of aim. The point blank sighting range differed between 80 and 110 m.
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Gortz & Sturgess' comments WRT sight zero can be interpreted a couple of ways. They seem to suggest that DWM zeroed their pistols for 80 meters while Erfurt zeroed for 110 meters. OR they may have meant that guns made by both would zero somewhere between 80 & 110 meters. The explanation is on page 1100 of G&S.
Regardless, the decision was made to replace the front sight blade of already issued Lugers to zero at 50 meters and newly manufactured guns would leave the factory zeroed for 50 meters. The sight change for existing guns was done in conjunction with the modification to install the hold open on those Lugers without them.