"New" Luger P08 from LKCI - Page 2

Doubs · 10-18-2022, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Sieger

Doubs, Do you think there is any chance they will also manufacture a Luger in .45 Caliber? Sieger

Wow, I have no idea but if they did, I'd surely buy one. I'm sure the quality would be excellent.

ithacaartist · 10-18-2022, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Doubs

Wow, I have no idea but if they did, I'd surely buy one. I'm sure the quality would be excellent.

Mauser almost did it. Quality was sufficient, but just like the originals, manufacturing costs were very high. IIRC, the selling price in the 70s was around $700, which seems great today, but was a helluva lot for any pistol back then. I remember seeing a couple of originals at a gun shop in the $350 range.

Houston guns made a splash for several years, but even reverse engineering a gun takes a lot of resources. Without a customer base to meet price points on a scale large enough to make a profit, they also faded away for this same reason.

Our buddy Eugene Golubstov has invested immense time and effort to make his facsimilie of the .45 1907 Luger, and what he charges is more than fair for what he's produced. We should note that after an initial rush to order them, I think enough to justify a couple or runs of 50, Lugers in the original variation he made are on sale for about 20% off ~ $4k.

Even with cheap foreign labor, I suspect any manufacture of new Lugers of any sort, of any quality, simply isn't particularly attractive to industry for, again, the same reasons of high cost to develop and make, and insufficient customer base.

Doubs · 10-19-2022, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by ithacaartist

Even with cheap foreign labor, I suspect any manufacture of new Lugers of any sort, of any quality, simply isn't particularly attractive to industry for, again, the same reasons of high cost to develop and make, and insufficient customer base.

Just my opinion but with CNC machinery and the ability to hold very tight tolerances, I think a new Luger could be made at an attractive price.

While certainly not as intricate as the Luger, Tisas is able to make an excellent 1911 and the importer can make a profit at $400 or less. I would think that a Luger could be made and sold for under $1,000.

Good-Day · 12-10-2022, 11:02 AM

Any new info on these?

mrerick · 12-11-2022, 11:31 AM

If the company produces an exact reproduction of the P08 and LP08 Luger, why would they not be available as Curio and Relic firearms?

They should qualify.

Can anyone actually confirm that this is the Turkish company "Tisas" or is it possibly some other company?

Deputywood · 12-11-2022, 12:16 PM

Any new made firearm, other than muzzle loaders are not eligible for C and R status until they are at least 50 years old. It's just the way it is.

Woody

Kiwi · 12-12-2022, 01:38 PM

The LKCI website still only offers shotguns as being available
So no progress on the Luger f/s

Good-Day · 02-28-2023, 08:58 PM

I just have to keep this alive

Anyone hear anything new?

I sent an email to Classic Arms and they had not heard about it

unspellable · 03-05-2023, 09:08 PM

I like the 5 inch barrel idea. I have a Mauser re-intro with a 5 inch barrel and I think it looks better than a 4 inch.
I have a Tisas "army" 1911, no complaints. It has a better trigger than my fancy Colt "competition" 1911 that is a candidate for a trigger job.

Good-Day · 08-30-2023, 08:09 PM

Good Day All,

I messaged LKCI on this
The response I recieved was that they are planning on 2nd Quarter of 2024 for a Release

I best make certain that I dont empty the piggybank

Sieger · 06-02-2025, 04:04 PM

Hi!

Are there any updates on availability yet guys?

Sieger

Good-Day · 06-18-2025, 09:00 PM

I've sent a couple messages to LKCI and have gotten no response

Sad

I wanted this!!!

Freischütz · 12-21-2025, 09:10 PM

I see P.08s have returned to the LKCI website.

HerrKaiser · 12-21-2025, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Freischütz

I see P.08s have returned to the LKCI website.

Put a link in here to view as all I am seeing is their 2021-22 catalog for the Luger and nothing new production

Freischütz · 12-21-2025, 11:47 PM

https://lkcillc.com

Bill_in_VA · 12-22-2025, 08:31 AM

Vaporware, boys, pure and simple. The images on their web site look more like CGI/3D renderings than real guns. Moreover, none of their distributors show these Lugers having ever been stocked. Moreover, if these ever came to market, every gun forum, gun blog, and glossy fish wrapper would be reviewing them. Crickets.

I’m with Doubs too. The cost to produce a Luger today, even in some Third World country would be virtually cost prohibitive; certainly nowhere near their claimed MSRP of $800. (IIRC, but just the frame alone has over 150 separate milling operations.)

Good-Day · 01-07-2026, 08:41 PM

I sent another message to LKCI and have still not heard back

I REALLY want one of each

Kiwi · 01-08-2026, 09:41 AM

Put this in the - I'll believe it when I see it. column

The gun I mean, not the ad.

Bill_in_VA · 01-08-2026, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Good-Day

I sent another message to LKCI and have still not heard back

I REALLY want one of each

Why not buy a real one? By “real”, I not only mean a pre-1945 Luger, but I also mean one that is tangible and actually exists?

PolishX · 01-10-2026, 09:32 PM

well since they were never made or at least imported to the US its a moot point

12-11-2022, 11:31 AM	#25
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,139 Times in 1,520 Posts	If the company produces an exact reproduction of the P08 and LP08 Luger, why would they not be available as Curio and Relic firearms? They should qualify. Can anyone actually confirm that this is the Turkish company "Tisas" or is it possibly some other company? __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

12-22-2025, 08:31 AM	#36
Bill_in_VA Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Southwest Virginia Posts: 406 Thanks: 817 Thanked 614 Times in 222 Posts	Vaporware, boys, pure and simple. The images on their web site look more like CGI/3D renderings than real guns. Moreover, none of their distributors show these Lugers having ever been stocked. Moreover, if these ever came to market, every gun forum, gun blog, and glossy fish wrapper would be reviewing them. Crickets. I’m with Doubs too. The cost to produce a Luger today, even in some Third World country would be virtually cost prohibitive; certainly nowhere near their claimed MSRP of $800. (IIRC, but just the frame alone has over 150 separate milling operations.) __________________ John 8:32 reive (riːv) vb (Military) (intr) dialect Scot and Northern English to go on a plundering raid [variant of reave] ˈreiver n e.g., " Some view the Border Reivers as loveable rogues."

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12-10-2022, 11:02 AM	#24
Good-Day User Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Washington State Posts: 100 Thanks: 85 Thanked 106 Times in 34 Posts	Any new info on these?

12-11-2022, 12:16 PM	#26
Deputywood User Join Date: Apr 2022 Posts: 77 Thanks: 79 Thanked 92 Times in 39 Posts	Any new made firearm, other than muzzle loaders are not eligible for C and R status until they are at least 50 years old. It's just the way it is. Woody

12-12-2022, 01:38 PM	#27
Kiwi User Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Wrong side of the Delaware river Posts: 335 Thanks: 235 Thanked 478 Times in 189 Posts	The LKCI website still only offers shotguns as being available So no progress on the Luger f/s

02-28-2023, 08:58 PM	#28
Good-Day User Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Washington State Posts: 100 Thanks: 85 Thanked 106 Times in 34 Posts	I just have to keep this alive Anyone hear anything new? I sent an email to Classic Arms and they had not heard about it

03-05-2023, 09:08 PM	#29
unspellable User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 769 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 11 Posts	I like the 5 inch barrel idea. I have a Mauser re-intro with a 5 inch barrel and I think it looks better than a 4 inch. I have a Tisas "army" 1911, no complaints. It has a better trigger than my fancy Colt "competition" 1911 that is a candidate for a trigger job.

08-30-2023, 08:09 PM	#30
Good-Day User Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Washington State Posts: 100 Thanks: 85 Thanked 106 Times in 34 Posts	Good Day All, I messaged LKCI on this The response I recieved was that they are planning on 2nd Quarter of 2024 for a Release I best make certain that I dont empty the piggybank

06-02-2025, 04:04 PM	#31
Sieger User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,579 Thanks: 2,154 Thanked 402 Times in 251 Posts	Hi! Are there any updates on availability yet guys? Sieger

06-18-2025, 09:00 PM	#32
Good-Day User Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Washington State Posts: 100 Thanks: 85 Thanked 106 Times in 34 Posts	I've sent a couple messages to LKCI and have gotten no response Sad I wanted this!!!

12-21-2025, 09:10 PM	#33
Freischütz User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Eastern Washington Posts: 127 Thanks: 10 Thanked 26 Times in 19 Posts	I see P.08s have returned to the LKCI website.

12-21-2025, 11:47 PM	#35
Freischütz User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Eastern Washington Posts: 127 Thanks: 10 Thanked 26 Times in 19 Posts	https://lkcillc.com

01-07-2026, 08:41 PM	#37
Good-Day User Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Washington State Posts: 100 Thanks: 85 Thanked 106 Times in 34 Posts	I sent another message to LKCI and have still not heard back I REALLY want one of each

01-08-2026, 09:41 AM	#38
Kiwi User Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Wrong side of the Delaware river Posts: 335 Thanks: 235 Thanked 478 Times in 189 Posts	Put this in the - I'll believe it when I see it. column The gun I mean, not the ad.

01-10-2026, 09:32 PM	#40
PolishX User Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 33 Thanks: 35 Thanked 27 Times in 15 Posts	well since they were never made or at least imported to the US its a moot point