Erfurt LP-08's After 1914...?

Edward Tinker · 06-19-2003, 08:53 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />And what caused Erfurt's P-08 output to jump from 7,000 in 1914 or the ~ 20,000 in years 1912 and 1913 to nearly 80,000 in 1916 ?<hr /></blockquote>This is the easy part, Germany was at the height the war effort and just pushed for as many Lange's as they could.

The lack of 1915's has bothered me for a long time too Pete, although I don't think it keeps me up at night

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I was reading Clawsons (condensed) 1911 book and it is interesting reading, they talk about how Singer geared up, made 500 during WW2 and then let others have the tools and take over production.

My gut feeling is that DWM had the contract for the Lange, and since Erfurt was a gov't manufacturer, they let DWM run with the ball and concentrated on other matters, as I believe they were also making other equipment and rifles too?

Ed

06-19-2003, 08:53 PM	#2
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,966 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked 4,595 Times in 2,116 Posts	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">And what caused Erfurt's P-08 output to jump from 7,000 in 1914 or the ~ 20,000 in years 1912 and 1913 to nearly 80,000 in 1916 ?</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">This is the easy part, Germany was at the height the war effort and just pushed for as many Lange's as they could. The lack of 1915's has bothered me for a long time too Pete, although I don't think it keeps me up at night . I was reading Clawsons (condensed) 1911 book and it is interesting reading, they talk about how Singer geared up, made 500 during WW2 and then let others have the tools and take over production. My gut feeling is that DWM had the contract for the Lange, and since Erfurt was a gov't manufacturer, they let DWM run with the ball and concentrated on other matters, as I believe they were also making other equipment and rifles too? Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV