The Walther P-38 arguably supplants even the infamous Luger P.08 as the definitive German pistol of the 20th century. Its development began in the early 1930s, when a cash-strapped German army ...

By 1942, however, production had ceased and the P08s were largely replaced by later-generation Luger P38 pistols. The Parabellum name is borrowed from the Latin phrase "Si vis pacem, para bellum ...

The Walther P38 first entered tests in 1938, when it was accepted as the replacement for Luger, but it didn’t enter widespread production until a year later. The handgun was originally meant to ...

The 38 Super and the 9mm Luger cartridges use the same diameter bullet and are often fired from handguns that are nearly identical in size. Generally, 38 Super ammunition is more powerful than 9mm ...

The Luger, a favorite German officer's pistol, is meticulously restored to its original condition, highlighting the elegance and precision of this historic firearm. The restoration process begins ...

There are many German handgun designs that are popular and well-known, such as the Luger, the Walther P38 or the Mauser C96 "Broomhandle." However, another popular and underappreciated design at ...

While the pistol, which was named after its Austrian small arms designer Georg Luger, had largely been replaced by the far superior P38 in World War II, it has been argued that the Luger remained ...

Early semi-automatics, such as the P08 Luger or Walther P38, long ago left the market, but their service-pistol contemporary, the P-35, or Browning Hi Power, endured until 2018. When Fabrique ...