.38 Luger

Ron Wood · 05-13-2012, 07:18 PM

Wow, what a goof! The "9mmod. 38 Luger" is actually "9mm od. 38 Luger" (note the space beteen mm and od.) The od. is an abbrevialtion for "oder" or "or" in English. I will go along with thickheaded...you have to wonder what dimwit at Mauser thought "38" was the proper equivalent.

Sieger · 05-14-2012, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Ron Wood

Wow, what a goof! The "9mmod. 38 Luger" is actually "9mm od. 38 Luger" (note the space beteen mm and od.) The od. is an abbrevialtion for "oder" or "or" in English. I will go along with thickheaded...you have to wonder what dimwit at Mauser thought "38" was the proper equivalent.

Hi:

I agree with the "dimwit" label, though not for this reason.

The dimwit label would apply to the marketing team that thought Swiss style Lugers would sell in the US in the first place!!!!

".38 Luger" was a standard commercial designation for the standard 9mm Parabellum, as we currently know and love it, here in the U.S.

Remington, and I believe Winchester, labeled and headstamped ".38 Luger" for commercial sale, right here in the United States, during the 1920s and 1930s.

Sieger

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Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,051 Thanks: 1,120 Thanked 5,287 Times in 1,728 Posts	Wow, what a goof! The "9mmod. 38 Luger" is actually "9mm od. 38 Luger" (note the space beteen mm and od.) The od. is an abbrevialtion for "oder" or "or" in English. I will go along with thickheaded...you have to wonder what dimwit at Mauser thought "38" was the proper equivalent. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction