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64 G&A February 2020 | dAd’s luGer
The author has
avoided shooting
the luger with
the original
grips in place,
as they are
thin and
prone to
cracking after
more than 80
years. reproduction
grips of
various materials
are available.
The P.08 luger was produced
through the 1930s, but was
largely supplanted by the
P.38 after 1940. As the noose
tightened around the Third
reich, all sorts of small arms
began to appear from storage
depots.
This action all took place between modern day Belgian highways
E25 and N30, between Cobru and Wicourt. The 101st
Airborne was relieved by the 17th Airborne Division on January
17, 1945. I company was down to 11 men.
Finally Seeing the Luger In early January 2006 during a conversation
with my father, he told me his friend Gordy had called and
asked if my father wanted the Luger back. My father said no. I told
my father if Gordy no longer wanted the Luger, I would be happy
to buy it from him. About two weeks later, I received a letter from
Gordy that briefly gave the history of how he got the Luger from
my father, and an incredibly generous offer to give me the Luger.