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Tanaka
‘Artillery’ Luger Review
review by Lyndon
Haywood,
edited by Arnie
Real-steel French aviators |
The standard 9mm bullet of
the time had a conoidal point, these jammed in the drum magazines, so the rounded,
ogival bullet was developed which is now the standard 9mm Parabellum bullet.
The drum magazines were mass produced and issued with LP 08 pistols, they were
very popular in trench fighting where a high rate of fire and a large magazine
capacity made up for the clumsiness of the drum magazine.
The pistol itself was
highly thought of, the 8 inch barrel was a perfect combination with the 9mm
ballistics. Precise sights were fitted, the earlier ones having micrometer
adjustment for zeroing. The rear ramp sight automatically moved to the left
as longer ranges were set, this was to offset any rifling drift. During WW2
some selective fire conversions were made, the detail photograph shows mock
up selector controls for a future project.
Now For some reason |
The real guns were The result can be |
The same valve is The drum mag is |
The holster stock The holster contains
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Conclusion The long barrel Although the service
External TBA |
Lyn (the
author) sadly passed away on the 29th of July, you can find a complete article
written by Matthew Dean (aka Mobius Strip) here:
Lyn
Haywood 18th
August 1936 – 29th July 2001 by
Matthew
Dean
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