Early 9 mm Commercial on Proxibid

[Dwight Gruber]

Originally Posted by Yakman

This pistol appears to me to be a very low serial numbered Commercial clone of the P.08 Luger pistol. There are other 1908 Commercials that are not the exact clone of the P.08; barrel length, caliber, American Eagle, etc...

Not a clone, just not a military contract pistol. The P08 military contract stipulates that DWM was to produce P08s for officer private purchase, outside of the military inspection chain and contract delivery (and so outside of the military contract serial numbering, as well). DWM accommodated this by numbering these P08s in the commercial numbering sequence and with commercial proofing.


The P08 is, by definition, a pistol in 9mm Parabellum with a 10cm barrel length, without a grip safety. A Parabellum pistol originally with a different barrel length or caliber is not a near-clone, it is, by definition, simply not a P08. There are no P08s reported with authentic American Eagle receivers.


--Dwight