The Most Iconic Handgun of the 20th Century??? (WW2 LUGER P.08)
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- Today we have the German Luger P.08 from World War 2!
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The Germans really knew how to make weird yet very cool looking guns back then.
Aesthetically, I think the german WW2 guns are the coolest looking out there. Weapons like the kar98k, luger, mp40, stg44, mg42, etc. All very cool guns.
@Captain_Planets Each to their own. WW2 guns in general are cool but I have always liked the aesthetics of German weapons the most.
@@Captain_Planetsyou’re smiling crack lol the aesthetics along with the reliability of Germany’s weaponry isn’t even close
They’re even the first to invent the modern “assault rifle” Before AK’s & M16’s were even a thought
Back in 1907 a .45 cal version nearly became the US service pistol. The fact that your 9mm version still locked up on an empty magazine shows it's in pretty good shape after all these years. 👍
If you've ever detail stripped a Luger...if you enjoy machining it's a real eye opener what they accomplished with manually operated machinery a century ago. Just awesome how thin the frame is without all the pieces that make the gun. New springs are a must for any Luger shooter just so it'll operate properly.
Yes mine is 100%. I replaced my springs and extractor then it was fixed.
Lol! The lathe and milling machines where very much powered in both world wars
Yeah. German mass production between 1895 and 1939 were pretty modern for the time. John Browning made his 1910 model with a concealed hammer by hand. You can see it in the museum in Provo, Utah with all the tool marks. For all intents and purposes, it's a 1911 and makes this toggle system seem like the antiquated and over complicated piece it is.
I have a 1916 luger. Shoots like a dream.
@@rabidrusty You are confusing 'operated' with 'powered'. Of course they were powered by steam or electricity and nobody said they were hacked out by hand.
We have CNC today doing most of the production work where they had to operate the mills, lathes and broaches by hand before computers took over that job. This requires skilled machinists and was largely responsible for the high cost of the Luger and why several attempts at making new ones have failed....too costly to make.
The Luger is a timeless classic
A friend had a SS Officer's Luger, with matching numbers, SS markings, including holster with SS markings. It looked like a almost new pistol. That her father brought back from the war. She had no idea what she was in possession of. She could not believe the value of what she had. She said she would be sure to secure it better than what she had been. Great video!!
Higher the rank, smaller the pistol❤
Sounds like it was faked. If so that’s a bad thing.
@@scotttwombly6528 You can believe that if you want, we found one on the computer just like it on Gun Broker.
This was my grandfather's favorite sidearm while he was in Germany 😂
MINE TOO...LOL...WHAT WAS THE LAST NAME??
What was his favorite sidepiece?
Thanks to your buddy whom lent you the Luger
I own a Luger P08 pistol built in Bavaria 1941 (byf 41) with a very rusty barrel because many soldiers didn‘t clean it after their final combat mission. I often thought about changing the barrel but I did not do that. The pistol still shoots perfect with the rusty marks inside…
Nice, but BYF is the wartime code for Mauser, which is in Oberndorff on the Neckar River in Wurtemburg, not Bavaria, but is just NW of Bavaria.
I bought a nice BYF 41 one matching magazine original Holster and loading tool. 32 years ago. It was just under 1000 thousand dollars. I shoot Fiocchi 115 rated at 1200 fps. Since I got it. Works great. I did replace the springs. Did not change action spring. I collected a lot of WW2 guns in my 20’s and 30’s.
I love the steep grip angle for it allows for a straight wrist position without needing to put your wrist in an unnatural angle postion.
the only pistol to pass the mud test
My buddy’s father brought a P38 home from the war, he was a tank commander in the Battle of the Bulge. It was a great shooting pistol. Wonder what ever happened to that gun. I, too, like WW2 firearms so any others you get hold of for review will be appreciated. Another fun video.
It transformed into megatron and took off into space.
As a teenager back in the early sixties we had a neighbor who had fought in WW1. He had a mint DWM Luger he brought back and in talking with him about the pistol he said what he appreciated about it the most was the grip angle because at night it shot to where you pointed it. It was a naturally accurate gun that way when used in night combat.
Some years later this was verified by a WW2 vet I worked with who told me that he had shot a wildcat one night with a Luger while camping out west. The cat had gotten close to his tent and was growling. Shooting at the sounds of the cat put an immeadate end to whatever the cat had in mind!
If I remember right
The WW2 9mm ammo was a bit hotter than normal ball ammo made today
The P08 trigger reset problem is well known, as over the years the reset spring tends to weaken. It is easy to overcome by either replacing or re-tempering the original spring.
Which spring would that be; the trigger spring, the sear spring or the disconnector spring? All three are involved as well as the L-arm in the side plate. I've owned many Luger and have never had to replace any of the three springs I mentioned. The most commonly replaced springs are the firing pin spring, the recoil spring and the extractor spring. The problem the shooter in the video experienced with reset was not the gun's fault but his for not releasing the trigger far enough.
Great designs of yesteryear. Love the design of the luger p series. Thanks.
The grip angle is so steep because pistol shooting was considered to be a one handed thing
Actually the grip angle was because the barrel was fixed and couldn't feed reliability with a lesser angle. The short stroke of the toggle action also couldn't rely on inertia to strip and feed rounds. Pretty , expensive to manufacture and relatively unreliable when filthy ( battle conditions)
Had the chance to shoot one of these once, and it also had the German markings on it. Even though extremely old, to this day it was one of the nicest and smoothest shooting pistols Ive ever shot. It was also extremely accurate.
the picture of Aldo from Inglorious Basterds w the impersonation made me laugh a lil too hard 😭, great vid as always 👍🏽
Excellent video love your content 👏 . Love the German Luger.
That is one of the most Iconic handguns of WWII! Loved your report.
They were made with steep grip angles to help straighten shots and align the overall gun.
A truly classic design.
Loved the in depth overview of how the action works. As always, your videos are awesome 👏
wish there was a modern take on this. like the Ruger mkii but those only come in 22 😔
There is, but they ain't cheap. LugerMan is the only maker at present.
FYI late 1942 was the end of po8 production, not 1952. 1952 was the last year they made p-38 which was given an alloy frame and known post war as the p1
Brilliant video! One of the best P08 vids I've seen. Your enthusiasm is really infectious. You put it across with the same happy enthusiasm as TH-cam's living legends: Hickock45 and IraqVeteran88. Keep it up, really glad I subscribed today. Enthusuist and historic collector, Rob, UK.
That grip angle always reminded me of Ruger's Mark .22 rimfires. I read that the Ruger was designed after the Japanese Nambu.
Bill Ruger designed his .22 on the P08 Luger except he couldn't match the grip angle exact because of the rim of .22 ammo so it's a few degrees off.
I have a 22lr Luger, it was built in the 70s and bought at a hardware store by my grandfather. It's a cool little gun, obviously not as cool as an original 9mm but still a gun that will never leave my family.
Wolff gun springs are the bees knees(WW2 vernacular for ya) cured my M1 carbine issues. Great company.
It looks like its very comfy to shoot and the ergos makes the recoil easy to manage
Really Cool, First Time I Have Seen A P.08 Shot
Sweet, Mitchell Arms made real good quality repro's years back, I'm unsure if there still made😮
Not any more, they were stainless and looked good. The guy that ran Mitchell arms ran into financial problems.
Looks like a Mauser byf 41 P.08 from of course 1941. I have a couple lugers, a byf 41 n a byf 42.
An excellent piece of history. Thank you, and please be sure to thank your friend, for sharing it with us.
I have a 1918 P08 Luger. Generally the date of manufacture will be on the barrel as long as the barrel and frame have matching numbers. Also, I believe German qualification standards at the time dictated a qualification distance of 75 meters with standard sites.
The date isn't on the barrel but on the receiver over the chamber.
I know of a 1906 American eagle po8 Luger matching number in my family.
Cool video
Great video! Yes, I own both a P08 Luger and P38. While I do like my Luger, I prefer my P38 much more. The P38 is a much better, solid gun. To my surprise, the disassembly of the Luger was not as complicated as I had originally envisioned.
When I was a soldier of the german armed forces, we often shoot the P38. Nobody liked that pistol because there were only a few people who were able to hit anything with it. We often said: if you want to hit better throw it.😂
@@ediolitper8354 Thanks for sharing your experience. I am just curious. You guys shot the P38 version of World War Two, or the post P-1? A lot of people incorrectly refer to the post war version as the "P38" when they really mean the post war P1.
I got to shoot a friend's World War I issued Luger some years back. The grip felt completely natural to me. It fit me well. I shot it one handed, as is proper.
I almost grabbed an artillery Luger years back, wish I had.
For now, I have to settle with my Umarex Legends Luger blowback CO2 BB gun.
I have a 1920 p.08 for a gun of its age it still extremely accurate and functional. She does not handle hollow points very well. Just so you know.
@James-kd5oe Military guns are not designed to shoot hollow points because of international law. The use of explosive and expanding bullets was forbidden by the St Petersburg Declaration of 1868 and the Hague Declaration of 1899.
I got lucky and had a P06 luger wind up landing in my lap last year. New mag, extractor and extractor spring has it up and running again.
My grandfather on my mother's side served in the German army on the Russian front in WW2. Don't think he carried a Luger, but he was in charge of an MG-42 Crew.
I was waiting to see the single shot on a ballistic dummy head from point blank range.
LOL you was at scotts (Kentucky ballistics) filming i seen one of his tables .... and his tie wall is a dead giveaway to :)
Growing up my Dad had both of these guns which I got to shoot. I wish I had them today.
One of these days, I'll find and buy a 9mm luger. I have a swiss made luger. The manufacturer date stamped on the frame is 10/39.
GREAT FUN VIDEO!!!!! THANK YOU!!!
That is one beautiful firearm!
I love my P.08 lugers. I have a 1936 S/42 and a stoager stainless luger.
I have a copy, made by Stoeger. All stainless steel. Such a fun to shoot pistol.
I passed up an opportunity in the late 80s to buy one cheep. Woulda, shoulda,coulda
I have a 1917 Luger P.08 made in Erfurt.
I love Luger p08 and I love your channel 👍🥇🥇
Notice how the vertical toggle movement brings the muzzle back down on target after recoil.
The grip angle is unique. Back then - it was practiced and used with one hand unlike today
*Uses the "one handed german" grip*
"It does feel good, not gonna lie"
*erika starts to play*
All jokes aside, ww2 guns are super interesting, they could tell you so many stories if they were able to speak
In those days everyone was taught the one handed shooting style.
You “need” a CMP 1911 to go with your P38….put them in a display case pointing at each other😅.
Still looking for one myself, and a p38
My 9mms have buffalo bore 147gr +p hardcast and seismic 185gr rounds in them im good to go...
Couple very cool guns
Not gonna mag dump, proceeds to mag dump 😂😂😂
Try shooting a 1917 WW I Artillery Luger with the stock and Mauser Broom Handle. Those are exotic. My dad brought home several Lugers, P-38s, Nazi High Power, and a Spanish Astra. Never fired them, too worried about braking them.
The one handed you didn’t put your hand on your hip! 😂
I wonder if Kris Vector was like, “hmm let me take that toggle and flip it upside down and put it into a sub gun.”
It’s similar in a way..
I favor and like the P38/P1 over the P08s. They just look more sleeker and refined as well as sharp. My Cold War P1 is my favorite in my collection.
Later P1 aluminum not steel. Use mild ammo only. +p etc can’t handle
Now you need to get your hands on a broomstick Mauser, have heard they are super cool to shoot, both as a pistol and with the holster attached.
only started watching you cause i found you really cute and now you're reviewing my all time favorite handgun. Just bought a Ruger Mark 75th edition cause it reminds me of this awesome gun,
Great vid! Dual wield WW2 pistols; what an American thing to do. Nice shootin at the 50!!
Classic. That mechanism is so weird, but it works. And it shows, when your mag is empty.
Great video thanks for sharing
One of the best made pistols of all time considering it’s introduction date
*I have a favourite saying "beautiful as Parabellum".*
Grandpa picked one from a tree like an apple if you know what I mean. All numbers match too and fires perfectly. No it’s not for sale.
I got one with the same markings!
Seeing the P38 lock open when firing it one-handed, maybe it didn't lock open before because your gloves were riding the slide a little?
Another great video thank you for sharing
My favourite channel
Great vid and an awesome gun 👍
Little info aside: the "bird"-marking on all german WW2 stuff called "Reichsadler"="Reichseagle" 😉
YOU...are having Too Much Fun.
love it.
I got some really small 25 caliber center fire pistol for my grandpa who was in world war ii. With the paperwork stating he was allowed to take it home.
If Im not mistaken this pistol all made up by Hollywood was used in star wars movies.
Grip angle looks the same as the popular Ruger Mk 1to4 series 22 pistols
luger are a review on boechardt pistol and a review into 7,63 mauser pistol neckup to 9mm
Cool video thanks.
Luv the Luger'' Great Stuff 💯💥💥💥💥💥💥💥
It is still produced. Krieghoff was one of the original producers and you can still get one from them. Their quality is unmatched, but bring a fat wallet.
My grandpa took one of these back from ww2 was bad ass, however my cousin stole it and pawned it sadly in the 80s :( was fun to shoot as a kid tho
Man I love those pistols. Almost bought one a couple years ago, but the price tag scared me away a little bit..
Those are waffen amts they are proof and acceptance marks. Lugers prefer hi speed ammo. Regular US ball is sometimes iffy
Use slow. Modern is +P buy 1908 standard’s/ Army ,Navy 1904
Awesomeness in Action 🎉 thanks for the great content 👍🏻
i collect replicas in Airsoft here in Denmark no orange tip need i own a Co2 driven blow back of the Luger " metal " and plastic handle, oh i´ve read that the steep angle on the handle was done on purpose so you just just point and shoot no need to aim and you´d hit your target, the luger was my fathers fav WW2 gun mine as well 2nd the p.38
No melons, no mountain dew? 🧐
It seems that are realy not so many shots possible out of that pistol... 😆
Greetings from Germany.
And I love my Glock too... 😬
If you look at old U.S. Army training films where they were training G.I.s to shoot the 1911, they trained them to shoot one handed.
Solely based on pictures and the training videos I have seen (so nothing concrete), I do not think people started using two hands on a pistol until the second half of the 20th century. Even the definition of handgun in the NFA "A weapon originally designed, made, and intended to fire a projectile (bullet) from one or more barrels when held in one hand..." references one hand.
That was awesomene.
Wouldn't mind owning either one of those guns ( or both ).
If you ever get into post cold war guns, or weird guns in general. Check out the Croatian made PHP MV9. Based loosely on the P38, they look oddly similar.
I've always admired he aesthetics of the Luger. Say, could you elaborate on the reasons why as a left-handed long gun shooter you generally shoot handguns right handed?
I think back then there were a couple of other similar designs.
Dual wielding is not efficient, so, NO they would not dual wield.
When it comes to engineering you don’t want to be “unlike anything else”
Amazing video!!