P.08 usage in WWII

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The basic problem of the Parabellum pistol was the production cost price. A P38 could be manufactured at about half the cost price of a P08, so it made sense from a wartime-economic view to give preference to the cheaper design. Since both used the same ammunition and had the same basic specifications, there was no need to recall P08 pistols and replace them with P38s.