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08-21-2008, 05:42 PM | #1 |
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100 years
Hello dear Luger fellows!
The clock has just passed midnight here in West Europe, and the date has chanced to the August 22 2008. On this very day 100 years ago Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany signed the adoption for the DWM â??Selbstlade Pistole 1908â? known as the P.08. Many collectors my self included, consider this day as a sort of birthday for the P.08. So here is a â?? Hertzligen Gl?¼ckwunsch zum 100 j?¤hrigen Geburtstag â? I hope that you all will celebrate it! I would also like to thank all the members of this forum for their great contribution making this forum an out standing place! reg. Sej-gun. |
08-21-2008, 06:11 PM | #2 |
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Happy Birthday to the magnificent P08!!!!
Danke sehr, Kaiser Wilhelm!
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08-21-2008, 09:13 PM | #3 |
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I read somewhere that the Luger was originally offered by DWM as a 100 year gun. George & Co would have been surprised that it was only mass produced for 42 years (Krieghoff till 1945).
I am sure DWM never expected it to become so coveted and so expensive. Happy birthday Joe
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08-22-2008, 03:48 PM | #4 |
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Thank You Sej-gun for the information, very intersting.
Thank you also goes for the Kaiser Alf
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08-23-2008, 03:00 AM | #5 |
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Happy Bday indeed, what a great pistol it turned out to be!
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08-23-2008, 05:30 AM | #6 |
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Well, in some ways DWM was right about the P08 being a "100 year gun" in the sense that it is 100 years later and we are still shooting them. I can not think of any other 100 year old semiautomatic pistol that is still so widely recognized, still so widely distributed, and still being used at gun ranges. In a few more years we will have to add the 1911 to this select group; however, right now this is the only pistol that would be in such a class. And I think it is currently all by itself isn't it? Would there be any other 100 year old semiautomatic pistol that enjoys the reputation of the Luger?
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08-25-2008, 06:34 AM | #7 |
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The argument could be made for the Colt 1903 pocket hammerless pistol.
While perhaps not as recognizable to the general public as the Luger, there are tens of thousands of these pistols out there still being shot and actually carried today. |
08-25-2008, 09:30 AM | #8 |
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Oh hell ,lucky I tuned in again. nearly missed the birthday of my second most favorite toy in the whole world . My most favorite toy being the mighty Ma duce M2 . May she see her 100th birthday in service !?
Its amazing to think how many of us own these old lugers - some almost 100 years old and still in perfect condition . My two were made in 1912 and 1918 and still have all their original bits. wonder if they will see another 100 . Know I won't.
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Hey Raygun,
I do agree with you that my favorite is the good old Ma Deuce. Mine is semi-auto as I am in California, but she is belt fed all the same. I think she will see 100 years in service. She is close at 13 years pending. Happy birthday to the LUGER P08. I got mine just in time and am generating quite the infatuation with it. Already I'm looking for a WWII to go with my 1918 DWM. HAPPY B-DAY! Darin |
08-27-2008, 12:11 AM | #10 |
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Must have been something in the air in 1908. The Model T, General Motors and the Geman Army Luger having anniversaries in the same year...
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Which brings us to another interesting point -- Maxim being an American , there is a significant bit of American ingenuity in our much loved Lugers !! I wonder if the Luger manufacturers , DWM etc had to pay royalties to Maxim - surely must have come up in topic before ??
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