Luger Era Dates ?

01-21-2002, 05:48 PM

Could someone indicate start/end dates of the three Luger "eras" , that is Imperial, Weimar, and Reich ?

Also is there a 4th. Luger era (post-WWII) ?

Pete, the un-educated...

tom · 01-21-2002, 06:23 PM

1898-1900 Prototyping and very limited production

1900-1904 Swiss Adoption, Commercial Sales and Military Testing

1904 First Adoption by German Imperial Navy

1908 Adoption by Imperial German Army

1913 Stock Lug added to frame

1914 LP-08 (So called "Artillery" model adopted)

1914-1918 World War I

1918-1933 "Weimar" Era

1933-1942 Mauser III Reich Military/Police Production

1935-1936 Kreighoff makes parts for 15,000 pistols; assembly happens sporatically through 1947

1970 Post war production begins at Mauser; continues intermittently

This is pretty much from memory, so I may have missed a date or omitted a milestone.

Hope this helps

Tom

Dok · 01-22-2002, 10:00 AM

The generally accepted eras are the Imperial Era (1898 - 1918), the Wiemar Era (1918 - 1933), the Third Reich Era (1933 - 1945) and if anything beyond that is to be considered an Era then Post War would be (1945 - 1970s)

HTH - Dok

01-21-2002, 05:48 PM	#1
Wm. "Pete" Ebbink Guest Posts: n/a	Luger Era Dates ? Could someone indicate start/end dates of the three Luger "eras" , that is Imperial, Weimar, and Reich ? Also is there a 4th. Luger era (post-WWII) ? Pete, the un-educated...

01-21-2002, 06:23 PM	#2
tom User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 269 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Luger Era Dates ? 1898-1900 Prototyping and very limited production 1900-1904 Swiss Adoption, Commercial Sales and Military Testing 1904 First Adoption by German Imperial Navy 1908 Adoption by Imperial German Army 1913 Stock Lug added to frame 1914 LP-08 (So called "Artillery" model adopted) 1914-1918 World War I 1918-1933 "Weimar" Era 1933-1942 Mauser III Reich Military/Police Production 1935-1936 Kreighoff makes parts for 15,000 pistols; assembly happens sporatically through 1947 1970 Post war production begins at Mauser; continues intermittently This is pretty much from memory, so I may have missed a date or omitted a milestone. Hope this helps Tom

01-22-2002, 10:00 AM	#3
Dok RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Bermuda (Eat Your Heart Out) Posts: 1,626 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Luger Era Dates ? The generally accepted eras are the Imperial Era (1898 - 1918), the Wiemar Era (1918 - 1933), the Third Reich Era (1933 - 1945) and if anything beyond that is to be considered an Era then Post War would be (1945 - 1970s) HTH - Dok