The Luger P08 Pistol
The ParabellumPistole (Pistol Parabellum), popularly (but incorrectly) known as the Luger, is a toggle locked, recoil operated, semiautomatic pistol. The design was patented by Georg J. Luger in 1898 and produced by German arms manufacturer Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken (DWM) starting in 1900; it was an evolution of the 1893 Hugo Borchardt designed C93. The Luger was made popular by its use by Germany during World War I and World War II. Though the Luger pistol was first introduced in 7. 65x22mm Parabellum, it is notable for being the pistol for which the 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge was developed. Design The Luger uses a togglelock action, which utilizes a jointed arm to lock, as opposed to the slide actions of almost every other semiautomatic pistol. After a round is fired, the barrel and toggle assembly (both locked together at this point) travel rearward due to recoil. After moving roughly onehalf inch (13 mm) rearward, the toggle strikes a cam built into the frame, br, br,
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