How To Disassemble the P08 Luger
In 1914, haunted by his dream of a «GreaterGermany», the young Kaiser Wilhelm II launched his Armies confidently into war. In the years leading up to the conflict, German foreign policy had engineered a series of military and diplomatic provocations with the aim of redefining the European order. Germany’s defence industry was growing at an alarming rate and during the war, this rapid growth would play a key role for the first time. In 1907, German Artillery planners asked for a semi-automatic pistol with a long barrel and a shoulder stock, which could be used like a carbine. In the same year, the «Prüfungskommission» held inconclusive trials using the Frommer, Borchardt and Mauser C.96 pistol. In February of the following year, the German Army formally accepted the semi-automatic Parabellum, which was named the P08 (Pistol Model 1908). Another three years were to pass, when in 1911, the «Kriegsministerium» decided it was time to consider supplying their Artillery men with a special weapon. Captain Adolf Fisher was ordered to study the feasibility of the project and, finally, on 3rd June, 1913, the LP08 (Lange Pistole 1908) was formally accepted, better known as – the Artillery Luger.