Finnish Luger

[Dwight Gruber]

Originally Posted by Dwight Gruber

Versailles Treaty
...Article 168: “The manufacture of arms, munitions, or any war material, shall only be carried out in factories or works the locations of which shall be communicated to or approved by [the Allied Powers], and the number of which they retain the right to restrict.

“Within three months [ ], all other establishments for the manufacture, preparation, storage, or design of [war materials] shall be closed down.”

Article 170: [ ]…the manufacture for, and export to, foreign countries of arms, munitions and war materials of every kind [shall be strictly prohibited].

Section IV, Articles 203-210: establish and empower the Interallied Military Control Commission (IMKK).

Article 211: “After the expiration of [a specified period], the German laws must have been modified and shall be maintained by the German Government in conformation with [the treaty].

“Within the same period all administration or other measures for execution of [the treaty] must have been taken.”

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The P08 (9mm, 100cm barrel) was defined as "war material" (hence, the continuation of "commercial" Parabellum production in 7,65mm/98cm barrels).

--Dwight