Requesting Help to Identify/Verify an Old Luger

gunbugs · 08-12-2023, 03:08 AM

ithacaartist:The P.08 was the standard issue sidearm for NCOs like sergeants. The myth here is "taking a Luger from the body of a dead officer." IIRC, commissioned officers were commonly charged with procuring their own pistols. Though some probably did buy Lugers, smaller caliber Walthers, Mausers, etc. were easier to carry.

Generally speaking, the higher the rank, the smaller the pistol. Officers didn't like packing around large pistols.

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08-12-2023, 03:08 AM	#9
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 681 Thanks: 375 Thanked 1,227 Times in 414 Posts	ithacaartist:The P.08 was the standard issue sidearm for NCOs like sergeants. The myth here is "taking a Luger from the body of a dead officer." IIRC, commissioned officers were commonly charged with procuring their own pistols. Though some probably did buy Lugers, smaller caliber Walthers, Mausers, etc. were easier to carry. Generally speaking, the higher the rank, the smaller the pistol. Officers didn't like packing around large pistols.