Question

Heinz · 09-28-2003, 08:22 PM

Ronquil,
I believe there were 7 manufacturers of Luger pistols prior to production ceasing in 1942 at Mauser and maybe 1945 at Krieghoff. DWM, BKIW, and Mauser, used the DWM tooling; Erfurt, Simson, and Krieghoff used the Erfurt tooling; all of these were in Germany. The Bern factory in Switzerland continued to produce Lugers through 1946. I would not count Vickers as a manufacturer as they appear to at most have been assembling DWM parts. Mauser began production of the "Parabellum" in 1970 with the first models following the Swiss 1929 pattern. Mitchel Arms produced an "American Eagle" luger type in the US. This firm has gone through a number of sucessors and still is in operation in Texas.

There is a really confusing array of 22 pistols and some 380s in a Luger style from Erma, some of Italian manufacture and some made in the US I do not think should be counted as Lugers. Mostly because it is too much work :-)

09-28-2003, 08:22 PM	#3
Heinz User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Greenville SC Posts: 1,004 Thanks: 377 Thanked 411 Times in 180 Posts	Ronquil, I believe there were 7 manufacturers of Luger pistols prior to production ceasing in 1942 at Mauser and maybe 1945 at Krieghoff. DWM, BKIW, and Mauser, used the DWM tooling; Erfurt, Simson, and Krieghoff used the Erfurt tooling; all of these were in Germany. The Bern factory in Switzerland continued to produce Lugers through 1946. I would not count Vickers as a manufacturer as they appear to at most have been assembling DWM parts. Mauser began production of the "Parabellum" in 1970 with the first models following the Swiss 1929 pattern. Mitchel Arms produced an "American Eagle" luger type in the US. This firm has gone through a number of sucessors and still is in operation in Texas. There is a really confusing array of 22 pistols and some 380s in a Luger style from Erma, some of Italian manufacture and some made in the US I do not think should be counted as Lugers. Mostly because it is too much work :-)