1942 dated P-08 for comment

Lyn Islaub · 11-23-2019, 04:06 PM

For Wehrmacht purchases, official manufacturing stopped in December 1942 with S/N 149m. with a few assembled after that from left over small parts. An additional 1,000 went to Portugal and Bulgaria. Kreighoff manufactured between 10,000 and 12,000 P-08s from 1935 through up until 1945, but they were exclusive to a Luftwaffe contract. There were also Mauser Lugers manufactured for the Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe, but they were not uniquely marked. Lugers stayed in use throughout the war, but the P-38 was the primary Wehrmacht issue pistol after December 1942. Is that confusing enough??
Lyn

Zorba · 11-23-2019, 07:28 PM

Because not everybody has access to the proprietary format used, here is a PDF of this gun's description, attached.

rickystl · 11-25-2019, 10:59 AM

Thanks Zorba. I didn't know how to convert to PDF.

I would like to thank all who replied. Much appreciated.

Rick

11-23-2019, 04:06 PM	#1
Lyn Islaub Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 435 Thanks: 3 Thanked 152 Times in 72 Posts	For Wehrmacht purchases, official manufacturing stopped in December 1942 with S/N 149m. with a few assembled after that from left over small parts. An additional 1,000 went to Portugal and Bulgaria. Kreighoff manufactured between 10,000 and 12,000 P-08s from 1935 through up until 1945, but they were exclusive to a Luftwaffe contract. There were also Mauser Lugers manufactured for the Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe, but they were not uniquely marked. Lugers stayed in use throughout the war, but the P-38 was the primary Wehrmacht issue pistol after December 1942. Is that confusing enough?? Lyn

11-25-2019, 10:59 AM	#3
rickystl User Join Date: Oct 2019 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 1 Post	Thanks Zorba. I didn't know how to convert to PDF. I would like to thank all who replied. Much appreciated. Rick