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[drewas]

I have posession of the following and don't know where to begin getting information about such a weapon. Any information would be helpful.

P-08 Luger pistole

Serial number: 7456
Date : 1913
Condition : 95%
Matching numbers, including one magazine with wooden butt cap.
Cal.: 9mm Parabellum
Original Ammo head stamp: â??9 m/m LUGER WRA,â?� seven rounds.
Manufacture: DWM Deutsche Waffen und Munitionfabrik (DWM)
Proof marks: C/W, C/W, C/F, Prussian Eagle (Fractur Gothic letters)
Unit markings: â??17.U.â?� (17th Ulanen {lancers, cavalry}

Captured from a German tank commander by Sgt. John Lex in Belgium, spring of 1944. Sgt. Lex was commanding an American Sherman tank. Included is a holster, dated 1916, and extra magazine of later manufacture with aluminum butt cap.

Magazine contains original ammunition, seven rounds.