.22 caliber LP08

mauro · 05-20-2003, 05:19 PM

Hello Guys,
a friend of mine has this LP08 with a particular barrel in .22 caliber and fine adjusting rear sight maybe produced in Swiss. It presents a Swiss "Cross in Sunburst" on the chamber.
I believe that this LP08 was modified in Swiss for firing competition purposes.
Please let me know if you have some information concerning this set.
Ciao
Mauro

John Sabato · 05-21-2003, 11:26 AM

Mauro,

This pistol definitely looks like a custom made long barrel .22 caliber target pistol based on one of the post war .22 caliber Luger conversion kits...with a fixed barrel instead of the insert type barrel. Naturally custom sights were added to the conversion rear toggle.

But of most interest to me is the pistol on the bottom of the photo.

Are more photos of this other pistol available?

This Francotte Training pistol was designed as a single shot training pistol... only 200 were produced by Messrs. Auguste Francotte, Belgium . The pistol you show is in VERY nice condition. The Hermann-Historica auction website sold one of these a couple of years ago and it sold for 6136 Euros.

Here is a link to a message thread where this type of pistol was discussed.

http://forums.lugerforum.com/cgi-bin/lugerforum/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=9;t=00 0049

05-20-2003, 05:19 PM	#1
mauro FIREARM HISTORIAN AND AUT Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,535 Thanks: 106 Thanked 349 Times in 129 Posts	.22 caliber LP08 Hello Guys, a friend of mine has this LP08 with a particular barrel in .22 caliber and fine adjusting rear sight maybe produced in Swiss. It presents a Swiss "Cross in Sunburst" on the chamber. I believe that this LP08 was modified in Swiss for firing competition purposes. Please let me know if you have some information concerning this set. Ciao Mauro __________________ Mauro Baudino - www.lugerlp08.com www.paul-mauser-archive.com Mauser Company and Firearm Historian - Mauser Parabellum Certification Service.

05-21-2003, 11:26 AM	#2
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,150 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	Mauro, This pistol definitely looks like a custom made long barrel .22 caliber target pistol based on one of the post war .22 caliber Luger conversion kits...with a fixed barrel instead of the insert type barrel. Naturally custom sights were added to the conversion rear toggle. But of most interest to me is the pistol on the bottom of the photo. Are more photos of this other pistol available? This Francotte Training pistol was designed as a single shot training pistol... only 200 were produced by Messrs. Auguste Francotte, Belgium . The pistol you show is in VERY nice condition. The Hermann-Historica auction website sold one of these a couple of years ago and it sold for 6136 Euros. Here is a link to a message thread where this type of pistol was discussed. http://forums.lugerforum.com/cgi-bin/lugerforum/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=9;t=00 0049 __________________ 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..."*