1910 DMW P-O8 Luger

Ron Smith · 03-28-2010, 05:27 PM

"Is it a fact that often when a German was about to be taken prisoner, he would remove the take-down lever from his Luger and toss it?"

I suppose that this could have happened once in a while, but I don't think it was very common. In fact many officers offered their side arms to the commander of the opposing force as a sign of surrender.

This is not to say that all Lugers were captured from officers, to the contrary, most were captured from enlisted men or police officers.

03-28-2010, 05:27 PM	#7
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	"Is it a fact that often when a German was about to be taken prisoner, he would remove the take-down lever from his Luger and toss it?" I suppose that this could have happened once in a while, but I don't think it was very common. In fact many officers offered their side arms to the commander of the opposing force as a sign of surrender. This is not to say that all Lugers were captured from officers, to the contrary, most were captured from enlisted men or police officers. __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...