Rare French Manual

mauro · 10-27-2007, 12:56 PM

Hello Fellows,
You know that the 1946 Mauser P08 and LP08 made by Mauser under French control are quite rare. Even rarer is the manual made in 1950 by the French Army to describe the gun for the Army gunsmiths. Around 5000 of this booklet have been printed out in 1950/1951 and mainly used during the Indochina war.
I have asked about these manuals to several French experts in the matter and the answer was always Ã¢??yes I know about these manuals but I have never seen oneÃ¢?Â.
I was able to get one (the first and only I have seen right now) a few days ago and now you can see it in the next pictures.
The booklet contains 24 pages describing the gun and the spare parts. What it is interesting as well is the general description of the 12 digit coding number in accordance with the French logistic coding of that epoch.

I hope you appreciate it.

Have fun.

Cheers,
Mauro

thegundude · 10-27-2007, 02:49 PM

Amazing! How do you come across these things, Mauro? You must be very lucky (and smart)...

Vlim · 10-27-2007, 03:37 PM

His French is pretty good, that helps him beat me every time

Mauro: congrats on a rare find!

ToggleTop · 10-27-2007, 04:35 PM

Hello Mauro,

What a rare find. I am glad it now resides in the Luger community.

mauro · 10-30-2007, 05:10 AM

Thank you guys,
I got some more scans:

the gunman · 10-30-2007, 08:47 AM

Quite a "Find" Mauro congratulations.

John Sabato · 10-30-2007, 12:54 PM

Mille Grazie Mauro for sharing this unique find with the Lugerforum!

You are indeed a gentleman.

10-27-2007, 12:56 PM	#1
mauro FIREARM HISTORIAN AND AUT Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,535 Thanks: 106 Thanked 349 Times in 129 Posts	Rare French Manual Hello Fellows, You know that the 1946 Mauser P08 and LP08 made by Mauser under French control are quite rare. Even rarer is the manual made in 1950 by the French Army to describe the gun for the Army gunsmiths. Around 5000 of this booklet have been printed out in 1950/1951 and mainly used during the Indochina war. I have asked about these manuals to several French experts in the matter and the answer was always Ã¢??yes I know about these manuals but I have never seen oneÃ¢?Â. I was able to get one (the first and only I have seen right now) a few days ago and now you can see it in the next pictures. The booklet contains 24 pages describing the gun and the spare parts. What it is interesting as well is the general description of the 12 digit coding number in accordance with the French logistic coding of that epoch. I hope you appreciate it. Have fun. Cheers, Mauro __________________ Mauro Baudino - www.lugerlp08.com www.paul-mauser-archive.com Mauser Company and Firearm Historian - Mauser Parabellum Certification Service.

10-27-2007, 02:49 PM	#2
thegundude User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Western NC Posts: 1,137 Thanks: 3 Thanked 16 Times in 3 Posts	Amazing! How do you come across these things, Mauro? You must be very lucky (and smart)... __________________ Keep your knees in the breeze and your iron in the air. ~Steve

10-27-2007, 04:35 PM	#4
ToggleTop User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: TN Posts: 297 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hello Mauro, What a rare find. I am glad it now resides in the Luger community. __________________ *********************** ToggleTop************* JustHappenToLoveLugers *************************

10-30-2007, 05:10 AM	#5
mauro FIREARM HISTORIAN AND AUT Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,535 Thanks: 106 Thanked 349 Times in 129 Posts	Thank you guys, I got some more scans: __________________ Mauro Baudino - www.lugerlp08.com www.paul-mauser-archive.com Mauser Company and Firearm Historian - Mauser Parabellum Certification Service.

10-30-2007, 12:54 PM	#7
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,153 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	Mille Grazie Mauro for sharing this unique find with the Lugerforum! You are indeed a gentleman. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

10-27-2007, 03:37 PM	#3
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,987 Times in 1,205 Posts	His French is pretty good, that helps him beat me every time Mauro: congrats on a rare find!

10-30-2007, 08:47 AM	#6
the gunman User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Leland NC 28451 Posts: 1,017 Thanks: 1 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts	Quite a "Find" Mauro congratulations.