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Vlim · 08-07-2011, 02:36 PM

What made it more interestingly is that the interview was given by Mauro, in Italian, to the German reporter who also spoke fluent Italian.

From left to right on the photo:

Gerd Schön
Prof. Dr. Rolf Gminder
Georg Egeler
Andreas Kussmann-Hochhalter
(kneeling) Otto Repa
Gerben van Vlimmeren
Mauro Baudino
Reinhard Kornmayer
David Eash

On the background the bustes of Paul and Wilhelm Mauser.

A special pistol makes a world career
Second book on the Parabellum 08 presented in the weapons museum / international collectors meeting
by Elfi Roth

Oberndorf. Every year an international group meets at the weapons museum, this group consists of collectors and enthusiasts of the legendary Parabellum Pistol 08.
They come from Belgium, the Netherlands, the USA and from Germany. Former staff of the Mauser company are also there.

Last year the first book on one of the most famous selfloading pistols was presented by the authors Don Hallock (USA) and Joop van de Kant (Netherlands). That discussed the production of the Prabellum 08 at the Mauser factory in Oberndorf between 1930 and 1945.

During this meeting the museum leader Andreas Kussmann-Hochhalter was given a copy of the second book on the them by the authors Mauro Baudino (Italy) and Gerben van Vlimmeren (Netherlands), with the title "The Parabellum Is Back". This book discusses the production from 1945 until 2000 at Mauser and also refers to the company of Krieghoff in Suhl, wo also produced the pistol.

In both books several types of the Parabellum 08 are described in detail with many technical improvements that were implemented during the years, detailed and illustrated. The self loading pistol was developed by the Austrian Georg J. Luger, based on the functional principle of the C93 pistol that was developed by Hugo Borchardt, it was significantly smaller and more user friendly. The production was done by Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken in Berlin. The first series production commenced in 1900 and it was introduced as army pistol in Germany in 1908.

The move of the production lines from Berlin to Oberndorf took place in 1930. Led by August Weiss, Mauser produced about a million Parabellum pistols until the end of World War 2. In 1970, at request of the American company Interarms, Mauser took up production again. In the weapons museum a commemorative pistols 1971-1991 is on display. A jewel for collectors and enthusiasts.

08-07-2011, 02:36 PM	#36
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,032 Thanks: 1,018 Thanked 3,873 Times in 1,184 Posts	What made it more interestingly is that the interview was given by Mauro, in Italian, to the German reporter who also spoke fluent Italian. From left to right on the photo: Gerd Schön Prof. Dr. Rolf Gminder Georg Egeler Andreas Kussmann-Hochhalter (kneeling) Otto Repa Gerben van Vlimmeren Mauro Baudino Reinhard Kornmayer David Eash On the background the bustes of Paul and Wilhelm Mauser. A special pistol makes a world career Second book on the Parabellum 08 presented in the weapons museum / international collectors meeting by Elfi Roth Oberndorf. Every year an international group meets at the weapons museum, this group consists of collectors and enthusiasts of the legendary Parabellum Pistol 08. They come from Belgium, the Netherlands, the USA and from Germany. Former staff of the Mauser company are also there. Last year the first book on one of the most famous selfloading pistols was presented by the authors Don Hallock (USA) and Joop van de Kant (Netherlands). That discussed the production of the Prabellum 08 at the Mauser factory in Oberndorf between 1930 and 1945. During this meeting the museum leader Andreas Kussmann-Hochhalter was given a copy of the second book on the them by the authors Mauro Baudino (Italy) and Gerben van Vlimmeren (Netherlands), with the title "The Parabellum Is Back". This book discusses the production from 1945 until 2000 at Mauser and also refers to the company of Krieghoff in Suhl, wo also produced the pistol. In both books several types of the Parabellum 08 are described in detail with many technical improvements that were implemented during the years, detailed and illustrated. The self loading pistol was developed by the Austrian Georg J. Luger, based on the functional principle of the C93 pistol that was developed by Hugo Borchardt, it was significantly smaller and more user friendly. The production was done by Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken in Berlin. The first series production commenced in 1900 and it was introduced as army pistol in Germany in 1908. The move of the production lines from Berlin to Oberndorf took place in 1930. Led by August Weiss, Mauser produced about a million Parabellum pistols until the end of World War 2. In 1970, at request of the American company Interarms, Mauser took up production again. In the weapons museum a commemorative pistols 1971-1991 is on display. A jewel for collectors and enthusiasts.