The Luger, formally the Pistole 08, is a German semi-automatic pistol designed by Georg Luger and distinguished by its toggle-lock action, in which a jointed arm at the rear of the pistol pivots upward to cycle the mechanism rather than the sliding breechblock used by most later pistol designs. Adopted by the German military in 1908, it became the standard sidearm of German army and naval officers through the First World War and remained in widespread German service into and through the Second World War alongside its eventual successor, the Walther P38. The pistol was originally developed alongside, and is closely associated with, the 9mm Parabellum cartridge, a round created for the Luger that went on to become one of the most widely used handgun and submachine gun cartridges in the world, and the Luger's distinctive shape and mechanism have made it one of the most recognizable military pistols of the twentieth century.
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Did Georg Luger design the Luger pistol alone?
The design began with Hugo Borchardt and was furthered later by Georg Luger, whose name stuck.
Not entirely. According to Military Factory, the pistol traces back to earlier work by Hugo Borchardt, before the First World War, and it was only later in the weapon's life that the design was furthered by Georg Luger, after which the Luger name stuck. The same source calls the designation misleading, though still correct to a certain extent.
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WikipediaLead section, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luger_pistol
The Pistole Parabellum or Parabellum-Pistole (Pistol Parabellum), commonly known as just the Luger or Luger P08, is a toggle-locked recoil-operated semi-automatic pistol.
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It was widely used in other countries as a military service pistol and by police forces. In the German Army service, it was adopted in a slightly modified form as the Pistole Modell 1908 (Pistole 08) in caliber 9×19mm Parabellum.
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In the German Army service, it was adopted in a slightly modified form as the Pistole Modell 1908 (Pistole 08) in caliber 9×19mm Parabellum
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1904-1953 (Germany), 1900-1970s (other countries)
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7.65×21mm Parabellum, 9×19mm Parabellum
- Used In: Boxer Rebellion, infobox wars field: 'Boxer Rebellion'
- Used In: World War I, infobox wars field: 'World War I'
- Used In: Russian Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Russian Civil War'
- Used In: Spanish Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Spanish Civil War'
- Used In: World War II, infobox wars field: 'World War II'
- Used In: Second Sino-Japanese War, infobox wars field: 'Second Sino-Japanese War'
- Used In: Laotian Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Laotian Civil War'
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Wikidata Q154199, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source MilitaryFactory.com: Luger P08 (Pistole Parabellum 1908 / Parabellum-Pistole)
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