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[Dave Sanders]

I couldn't see the markings in the picture, not so good of screen that I have. So, the police type lugers were kept 9mm and the export or weimar lugers were .30 cal? Is there a rule to the caliber?
Dave

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Originally Posted by Dave Sanders

I couldn't see the markings in the picture, not so good of screen that I have. So, the police type lugers were kept 9mm and the export or weimar lugers were .30 cal? Is there a rule to the caliber?
Dave

all lugers started as 7.65 borschadt round. then they were produced as 9 mill for stopping power. then with the treaty after the war ( wwI) germany was limited to the number of weapons that had same caliber that army used so they started producing them in 7.65 again. this gun was reworked in 1920 for the police mebbe they switched from 30 to 9 at that point in time? then when they started rearming in the 30's they just started making 9mms -Im not sure about the police changing caliber I just post when I think Im half right and wait for the experts to correct me. if they dont then I must have got it close