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

Big Norm · 06-20-2003, 02:41 AM

Pete,
you might be thinking of John Walthers book, "The Luger Book", pages 149-152. The information is brief and does not mention the machinery. The sudden increase in manpower requirements for the war effort which started in August 1914, and maybe earlier, probably eliminated the possibility of additional shifts. Walthers book suggests that DWM already had machinery for the Lange pistol. The Lange pistol with its stock was being thought of as a light carbine. The war, like many wars, was not expected to last long. By 1915, people began to realize that it was going to last longer.
Big Norm

06-20-2003, 02:41 AM	#4
Big Norm RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,864 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Pete, you might be thinking of John Walthers book, "The Luger Book", pages 149-152. The information is brief and does not mention the machinery. The sudden increase in manpower requirements for the war effort which started in August 1914, and maybe earlier, probably eliminated the possibility of additional shifts. Walthers book suggests that DWM already had machinery for the Lange pistol. The Lange pistol with its stock was being thought of as a light carbine. The war, like many wars, was not expected to last long. By 1915, people began to realize that it was going to last longer. Big Norm