Luger lust, eye candy

Ron Wood · 10-03-2012, 12:55 AM

The U.S. Army placed an order for 200 additional .45 Lugers. In a final letter to the Ordnance Board, Hans Tauscher (the U.S. representative for DWM) wrote: "...I cannot accept the order for 200 Luger Automatic Pistols and 100,000 cartridges, etc...I regret all the more the withdrawal of the Luger pistol from the competition, as this pistol (cal. 9m/m and 7.65m/m) has hitherto been adopted by the German Army and Navy and six other Governments."

In other words, Tauscher speaking for DWM was telling the U.S. to 'walk West 'til you hat floats', we have plenty of other customers and we have spent enough time trying to win what we recognize is a losing battle against Colt. I am sure this was not Georg's decision but that of DWM executives (Georg was an engineer not a CEO).

Ron-E · 10-03-2012, 10:22 AM

I guess the million $ Luger is also a victim of the economy too.

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/mar...er15-2010mar15

10-03-2012, 12:55 AM	#1
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,040 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,257 Times in 1,724 Posts	The U.S. Army placed an order for 200 additional .45 Lugers. In a final letter to the Ordnance Board, Hans Tauscher (the U.S. representative for DWM) wrote: "...I cannot accept the order for 200 Luger Automatic Pistols and 100,000 cartridges, etc...I regret all the more the withdrawal of the Luger pistol from the competition, as this pistol (cal. 9m/m and 7.65m/m) has hitherto been adopted by the German Army and Navy and six other Governments." In other words, Tauscher speaking for DWM was telling the U.S. to 'walk West 'til you hat floats', we have plenty of other customers and we have spent enough time trying to win what we recognize is a losing battle against Colt. I am sure this was not Georg's decision but that of DWM executives (Georg was an engineer not a CEO). __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

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10-03-2012, 10:22 AM	#2
Ron-E User Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 13 Thanks: 4 Thanked 5 Times in 1 Post	I guess the million $ Luger is also a victim of the economy too. http://articles.latimes.com/2010/mar...er15-2010mar15