John & Georg's Ears; an 8 Years Legal Issue

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Originally Posted by Mister Sunshine

I have read the story many times of Hugo Borchardt's pistol that was bought by DWM who hired George Luger to improve it. Was that true or not? I have seen many pistols called Borchardt that look like the Luger, at least in regard to toggle and receiver.

The Borshardt pistol was rejected by various militaries for a number of reasons so DWM asked Hugo Borchardt to modify it in order to make it more appealing for military use. From what I read, Borchardt was a somewhat stubborn man who didn't see the need to change his pistol. DWM then hired Georg Luger to make the changes and the result was the Parabellum or Luger pistol. The major changes included placing the recoil spring in the grip, changing the grip angle and using the ramps on the frame to unlock the toggle system. The cartridge also required shortening to function in the revised grip space.