Luger Production Totals/Good Sources?

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Originally Posted by LugerFan68

My apologies if this has been asked before but I have been trying to get a good ballpark estimate of all Lugers produced and I have seen numbers all over the place but not consistent. Some references say they were produced between 1900-1942 a few say until 1943 before official production stopped. Grand Totals I have seen state 2 million(I think this is low) others state 2.5 million ( That maybe about right) and others as high as 3 million. So what is closest to the accurate figure? Also, what books or sources are out there that are worth purchasing?

Thanks for all the help,
Dan

Dan,

You have asked a tough question!!! I repeat, a tough question. The answers are relatively simple; once you define the question.

Ed touched on the issues. What constitutes a Luger? Only German made? What about the Swiss? Only military? Police?

Once the question is bounded and defined, the answer can generally be calculated.

That's why general questions are the hardest to answer because there are a lot of possible definitions for the simple question: How many Lugers were made??

Hope this helps.

John