NZAR # 377,
ARM TYPE: Pistol. Draft date (V1) 30 Dec 2012, Compiled by John Osborne AA DTT PhD FSG,
Pattern: Luger P1908.
Caliber: 9mm HP. Introduced: RNZAF 1942. Withdrawn: after WWII
Specifications: Maker: Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken
(DWM) & others. Barrel: 95mm Caliber:
9x19mm, Range 50m. Action: toggle-locked recoil-operated semi-automatic pistol. Fixed
rear sight and vee foresight. Magazine: 8 round detachable. Butt machined for
shoulder stock Muzzle velocity: 350 m/s. Weight: .871Kg. The
Luger is well known, its use by Germans during World War I &
World
War II.
New Zealand Service: In 1942 the P08 Lugers held in NZ Government stores
were issued to RNZAF officers in the Aerodrome Defence Squadrons, order 7B/N20- Pistols Luger 1 per officer and order 12C/N20 – Small Arms Ammunition 9mm, 48
rounds per Luger Pistol.
Captured P08 Lugers were
carried unofficially and used by some NZ Service personal during WWI and WWII.
At the end of WWI many captured Lugers were repatriated to New Zealand both
officially and by returning individual servicemen, many of these Lugers were
surrendered under amnesty (and held in NZ Government store) following the 1920
Arms Act which introduced universal firearms registration and outlawed the civilian possession
of machine guns, machine carbines and 'semi-automatic pistols' as well as
ammunition for such arms. The outcome of the 1920 Act was the 'disappearance' of large numbers of
pistols and revolvers. Many of these did not resurface until after the 1983
Arms Act which permitted their lawful possession - although in limited circumstances.
Acknowledgements
and special thanks to: NZ National
Achieves Military Records. Osborne Arms
Museum armsmuseum@xtra.co.nz ,Phil Cregeen. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luger_pistol
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