P.08?

[Big Norm]

Ron,
I get the same chuckle over the 1900 and 1906's. The also get the same looks while trying to explain the P-04's and the LP-08's. Why shouldn't the LP-08 be called a P-13 or P-14?

While registering a 1938 Mauser S/42 I had an argument with the registration clerk. I wrote that the type of gun had the registering symbol of 'LUG'. But I put on the registration that the manufacturer was 'Mauser'. The clerk did not want me to do that. She said that the symbol 'MAU' was the registration symbol for 'Mauser' not 'LUG'. After an hour of discussing the matter, I gave up. I got to keep 'LUG' under type of gun. I had to put DWM under manufacturer. But I am legal under Michigan law and I will not make headlines in the newpapers for having an unregistered firearm.

I once stood beside a guy who was registering a 22 cal semi auto gun that had 'LUGER' in large letters on its side. I mentioned that it was not the world famous Luger. They said that it must be because it had 'LUGER' on its side. The clerk and the guy didn't want to hear anything that I had to say.
Big Norm