To who were they issued to ?

George Anderson · 03-15-2007, 03:32 PM

I think it's a mistake to think that Imperial German officers did not arm themselves with Lugers. With the possible exception of General officers I would imagine many line officers, up to and including field grade, did choose to arm themselves with P08's. My initial response to this thread was an effort to establish that within the Imperial German Army the pistol was not deemed to be a token weapon of authority.

As an earlier post indicated, the Seitengewehr was actually the weapon that distinguished rank with the type of portepee the defining factor.

03-15-2007, 03:32 PM	#14
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,531 Times in 788 Posts	I think it's a mistake to think that Imperial German officers did not arm themselves with Lugers. With the possible exception of General officers I would imagine many line officers, up to and including field grade, did choose to arm themselves with P08's. My initial response to this thread was an effort to establish that within the Imperial German Army the pistol was not deemed to be a token weapon of authority. As an earlier post indicated, the Seitengewehr was actually the weapon that distinguished rank with the type of portepee the defining factor.