Changes: Luger P08

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Template:Infobox Object The Luger P08, chambered for the 9mm Parabellum cartridge, was a toggle-operated, semi-automatic pistol in wide use by German soldiers throughout both World Wars.

Indiana Jones had the weapon used against him on some of his adventures and had handled the gun himself on occasion.

History

The Luger P08 was standard issue for German soldiers and agents during World War I.

During his adventures in the town of Lucasio, in Mexico, Indiana Jones was in possession of a semi-automatic Luger handgun.

In 1936, the Gestapo agent Arnold Ernst Toht used a Luger during the skirmish at The Raven in Nepal, but he quickly abandoned it to the flames when he burned his hand on the Headpiece to the Staff of Ra.

Later that year, the Flying Wing's pilot tried to kill Indiana Jones with a Luger when the archaeologist was embroiled in a fist fight with a large, brutal mechanic in the desert near Cairo, though he was knocked out by Marion Ravenwood before he could kill Jones with it.

During his search for the Holy Grail in 1938, he appropriated a Luger from a soldier before shooting him with it, though he was surprised when the bullet passed through his target and two others. Colonel Ernst Vogel also used a Luger against Jones, though he failed to hit the archaeologist.

Behind the scenes

The Parabellum-Pistole (Pistol Parabellum), popularly (but incorrectly) known as the Luger, is a toggle locked, recoil operated, semi-automatic 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 Hugo Borchardt designed C-93 but later replaced by a more likely simple handgun called the Walther P38.

Due to its use by Nazi officers, it usually appears being used by a German officer such as Ernst Vogel in the movies and some video games.

Though the Raiders of the Lost Ark Sourcebook has Arnold Ernst Toht use a Luger P08 during the shootout in The Raven, in the film he actually uses the similar-looking Walther P38. This, however, is anachronistic, as the P38 was not even designed until 1938, two years after the events of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Appearances

Sources

External links

Luger P08 on Wikipedia
Modern Firearms

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+The '''Luger P08''', chambered for the 9mm Parabellum cartridge, was a toggle-operated, semi-automatic pistol in wide use by [[Germany|German]] soldiers throughout both World Wars.
+[[Indiana Jones]] had the weapon used against him on some of his adventures and had handled the gun himself on occasion.
+==History==
+The Luger P08 was standard issue for German soldiers and agents during [[World War I]].
+During his adventures in the town of [[Lucasio]], in [[Mexico]], [[Indiana Jones]] was in possession of a semi-automatic Luger handgun.
+In [[1936]], the [[Gestapo]] agent [[Arnold Ernst Toht]] used a Luger during the skirmish at ''[[The Raven]]'' in [[Nepal]], but he quickly abandoned it to the flames when he burned his hand on the [[Headpiece to the Staff of Ra]].
+Later that year, the [[Flying Wing]]'s [[Pilot (individual)|pilot]] tried to kill [[Indiana Jones]] with a Luger when the archaeologist was embroiled in a fist fight with a [[German Mechanic|large, brutal mechanic]] in the desert near [[Cairo]], though he was knocked out by [[Marion Ravenwood]] before he could kill Jones with it.
+During his search for the [[Holy Grail]] in [[1938]], he appropriated a Luger from a soldier before shooting him with it, though he was surprised when the bullet passed through his target and two others. [[Colonel]] [[Ernst Vogel]] also used a Luger against Jones, though he failed to hit the archaeologist.
 ==Behind the scenes==
-The Parabellum-Pistole (Pistol Parabellum), popularly (but incorrectly) known as the Luger, is a toggle locked, recoil operated, semi-automatic 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 Hugo Borchardt designed C-93. But later replaced by a more likely simple handgun called the Walther P38.
+The Parabellum-Pistole (Pistol Parabellum), popularly (but incorrectly) known as the Luger, is a toggle locked, recoil operated, semi-automatic 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 Hugo Borchardt designed C-93 but later replaced by a more likely simple handgun called the [[Wikipedia:Walther P38|Walther P38]].
-Due to it's use by [[Nazi]] German officers like [[Vogel]], it usually appears being used by a German officer in the movies and some video games.
+Due to its use by [[Nazi]] officers, it usually appears being used by a German officer such as [[Ernst Vogel]] in the movies and some video games.
+Though the ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark Sourcebook]]'' has [[Arnold Ernst Toht]] use a Luger P08 during the shootout in ''[[The Raven]]'', in [[Raiders of the Lost Ark|the film]] he actually uses the similar-looking Walther P38. This, however, is anachronistic, as the P38 was not even designed until 1938, two years after the events of ''Raiders of the Lost Ark.''
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 ==Appearances==
+*''[[The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]]''
+*''[[Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures]]''
+*''[[Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb]]''
 *''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''
 *''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]''
-*''[[Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures]]''
+*''[[Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings]]''
+*''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'' {{Mo}}
 ==Sources==
+*''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark Sourcebook]]''
 *''[[Indiana Jones Adventures (WEG)|Indiana Jones Adventures]]''
 ==External links==
-*[[Wikipedia:Luger P08 pistol|Luger P08 pistol]] on [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]
+*{{WP|Luger P08 pistol|Luger P08}}
 *[http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg67-e.htm Modern Firearms]
 [[Category:Weapons]]