Luger mag capacity revisited

[Marvin]

Aaron,


Good point with the .45 rounds coming in 50 round boxes, but the Germans were more methodical than Americans and provided the ammo so it was convienient to carry. The handgun was not the first line of defense and therefore soldiers would carry as much rifle ammo as possible. Even the K98k ammo pouches had room in each for (2) five round stripper clips. Since the Luger magazine held 8 rounds, they could have one box of ammo with 16 rounds. This would be for the primary magazine and the spare magazine. With a handgun, it was the last resort for defense.


The German soldier would carry more weight on his person than the Americans so weight was a definite consideration.


Marvin