I haven't got much to add, just one little correction:
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Originally posted by Pete Ebbink
As the lugers were eventually replaced by the SIG pistol in around 1949, all lugers still in Ordnance use were taken away from current active duty staff who were then issued the new SIG sidearm.
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Unlike the riffles, the handguns are not "updated". Normally, an officer (except probably professional instructors) keeps the same gun until they retire.