The hungarian theory is completely new for me, but I found it were interesting to hear from it. And the translation would be a way to explain that. But why should the Ausw�¤rtiges Amt stamp German made P08 in foreign speach? K�¼l�¼gyminszterium is hungarian. I am not aware of other stamps like these, for example for romanian troops or something like that.
Goertz stated in his book "Die Pistole 08" that it was perhaps a the stamp of a lonely gunsmith, who build these guns from parts in the Luftwaffen-depots. In these depots must have been parts for Lugers, as well, as some lugers where reserve weapons for planes. As the war turned, maybe this gunsmith fixes some new Lugers out of these spare parts to supply the Luftwaffen-Felddivisionen, the airforce field divisions. But Goertz also stated "only a theory, but as good as any other".
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Every Luger tells a story - but you have to find out what it says..
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