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George Anderson · 12-30-2008, 04:37 PM

Bob, I would further suggest that you wear old clothes as the pistol tends to throw off some of the excess as you shoot.

To add to Jerry's historical comments above. I believe that the LP08 with TM08 was primarily an offensive weapon group used mostly by trench raiding parties. Period photos that I have seen document such trench raiders with TM08's. I have never seen photos of MG or artillery troops with TM08's

mystical_tutor · 12-30-2008, 06:19 PM

Boy George; You make me ashamed of my poor memory. I remember seeing a posed picture of an Art. gun crew around their piece. Some, not all, had LP08s slung across their shoulders. At the time I saw the picture I did not know about the shail drum carrier and never noticed if any of them were carrying one. Sure wish I could remember where that picture was. I want to say it was in a Military Museum (Hood, Polk or Lewis) but that is a wild stab in the dark.

Gary

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12-30-2008, 04:37 PM	#1
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,531 Times in 788 Posts	Bob, I would further suggest that you wear old clothes as the pistol tends to throw off some of the excess as you shoot. To add to Jerry's historical comments above. I believe that the LP08 with TM08 was primarily an offensive weapon group used mostly by trench raiding parties. Period photos that I have seen document such trench raiders with TM08's. I have never seen photos of MG or artillery troops with TM08's

12-30-2008, 06:19 PM	#2
mystical_tutor User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 230 Thanks: 32 Thanked 39 Times in 25 Posts	Boy George; You make me ashamed of my poor memory. I remember seeing a posed picture of an Art. gun crew around their piece. Some, not all, had LP08s slung across their shoulders. At the time I saw the picture I did not know about the shail drum carrier and never noticed if any of them were carrying one. Sure wish I could remember where that picture was. I want to say it was in a Military Museum (Hood, Polk or Lewis) but that is a wild stab in the dark. Gary