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Auto426 · February 19, 2011, 12:11 AM

DWM submitted a couple of their Luger's chambered in .45 ACP for the U.S. military pistol trials in 1906. These certainly were prototypes, but they were not the first prototypes of the Luger. The Luger was patented in 1898 and production started in 1900. The first guns were chambered in .30 Luger, and later chambered for 9mm at the request of the German military.

February 19, 2011, 12:11 AM	#3
Auto426 Senior Member Join Date: November 24, 2007 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 1,323	DWM submitted a couple of their Luger's chambered in .45 ACP for the U.S. military pistol trials in 1906. These certainly were prototypes, but they were not the first prototypes of the Luger. The Luger was patented in 1898 and production started in 1900. The first guns were chambered in .30 Luger, and later chambered for 9mm at the request of the German military. __________________ *"Si vis pacem, para bellum"* - If you want peace, prepare for war.