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10-14-2009, 07:36 AM
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I think Mr 16 Gauge hit it- that looks like a Mauser Hsc to me.
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10-14-2009, 06:46 PM
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The 1910 pocket pistol is the one I thought it was when I read the original post. If the documentaries on the History Channel, Military Channel, etc. are any indicators I'd say the pistols you see used most by the German WW2 military would be (by far the most) the Walther P-38 followed by (not too closely) the Mauser 1910. Once again, if you believe the History Channel, the only German units actually issued Lugers (P-08s) were the S.S.
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10-14-2009, 06:54 PM
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Actually, it's my understanding that the Luger was no longer issued starting in 1942, due to manufacturing costs. Prior to that, all units were issued Lugers, but during the war the Walther P-38 became the 'standard' issue sidearm. Other sidearms were used, esp. later in the war, including (but not limited to) the Browning P-35 (Hi-power), Walther PP & PPk, Polish Radom, and Mauser Hsc. It is my understanding that the higher the rank, generally the smaller the pistol, so weapons such as the PP & Hsc were carried by higher ranking members.
Interestingly enough, if you watch a fair number of war movies, you will see that the Luger & the P-38 get switched around a fair amount......in one scene the Nazi is holding a Luger; in the next, a P-38 (or vice versa). 
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