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T.Stahl · April 7, 2002, 03:03 PM

9mm Luger, 9mm Parabellum, 9mmx19 and 9mm NATO are all different names for the same child.

And because I see it coming...

Before someone else explains it wrong: para bellum means prepare war, not for war. That would be pro bello.

April 7, 2002, 03:03 PM	#3
T.Stahl Senior Member Join Date: November 1, 2001 Location: near Stuttgart/Germany Posts: 376	9mm Luger, 9mm Parabellum, 9mmx19 and 9mm NATO are all different names for the same child. And because I see it coming... Before someone else explains it wrong: para bellum means prepare war, not for war. That would be pro bello. __________________ "Captain, they're really shooting at us. Why?" "Easy boy. If they were really shooting at us, we'd be dead by now."