Opinions needed on Luger Dates

alanint · 05-24-2012, 01:19 PM

Can anybody shed light on why the Erfurt Arsenal was contracted to make Lugers in the first place?
In 1911 World War 1 was three years away and not even concieved of as a possibility. One would imagine that DWM was producing enough pistols to fill the German Army's needs, (as evidenced by the continued production of commercial pistols).
Was the assigning of Erfurt to make the new P08 a political move, in which the German goverment simply wanted their finger in the pie?

05-24-2012, 01:19 PM	#8
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	Can anybody shed light on why the Erfurt Arsenal was contracted to make Lugers in the first place? In 1911 World War 1 was three years away and not even concieved of as a possibility. One would imagine that DWM was producing enough pistols to fill the German Army's needs, (as evidenced by the continued production of commercial pistols). Was the assigning of Erfurt to make the new P08 a political move, in which the German goverment simply wanted their finger in the pie? Last edited by alanint; 05-24-2012 at 03:23 PM.

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