I know this is an old thread, but curious about something. I was told the German soldiers were supposed to snap off the tab on the sideplate to "decommission" the piece before capture or surrender and that's why there are so many temperamental lugers. Dad was an army armorer and a big fan of ww1 and ww2, he usually knows his stuff. He's got a few different lugers and Mausers, the red nine broom handles are his favorite for some reason. I'd use a luger before a mauser for self defense but get used to that trigger squeeze first.
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