Firearm of the Week - Posted for Big Mullet

Greetings Liberty Lovers,

The Firearm of the week is the German P08 Luger. The unique toggle-locked design was patented by Georg J. Luger in 1898. The Luger was made popular by its wide spread by Germany during World War I and World War II.

The Luger was the first pistol for which the 9mm parabellum cartridge was developed. The 9mm continues to be a very popular cartridge today and is the round US Forces use in their Beretta side arms.

I have always wondered what parabellum means? The Germans used the term to name a number of their cartridges. Parabellum in the Latin saying si vis pacem, para bellum means If you wish for peace, prepare for war.

There are several variations of the P08, the German Navy adopted a 6” barrel version, called Pistole 04. The German army adopted the 4” barrel version, called the Pistole 08. The Lange Pistole 08 was adopted by the artillery corps, which had an 8” barrel, a stock that attached to the hand grip and even a high capacity drum magazine.

The P08 Luger was eventually replaced by the Walther P38 which will be next week’s FAOTW.

Lugers were prized by allied soldiers during WWII. Thousands were brought back to America and are still in circulation today. William “Bill” Ruger liked the 55 degree angled grip and duplicated it in his .22 LR pistol. Check out Ruger’s Mark III series .22 LR pistols to see the similarities.

My P08 was made in Erfurt, Germany in 1918. I have the original leather holster that goes with it (not pictured). You can see on the toggle, Germany’s Imperial Crest. Once the Nazi party came to power, then Nazi markings were stamped on the weapon. The P08 is well designed, well made and accurate shooters. Who would have thought the 9mm para would still be around after nearly 100 years?

Protect your liberties, Big Mullet

Who's in charge? Germans pull forces out of NATO as Libyan coalition falls apart

What a clusterfuck. This is exactly what you get when obama and the u.n. start planning a war. Neither of them should be allowed to have anything to do with a military operation. An individual or an organization without a set of balls, actual or literal, should be banned from any war planning, strategy session or any other involvement. It should be left to the big boys.

I don't blame Germany for pulling their troops. nato will just get them all killed.

With the new information of the rebels being backed by al queda, we should pull our support and the libyans fight this out amongst themselves.

Four days and it's already a huge mess. You can sure tell obama has been involved. Most things he touches turn to hell in a handbasket quick.

From DailyMail Online

Deep divisions between allied forces currently bombing Libya worsened today as the German military announced it was pulling forces out of NATO over continued disagreement on who will lead the campaign.

A German military spokesman said it was recalling two frigates and AWACS surveillance plane crews from the Mediterranean, after fears they would be drawn into the conflict if NATO takes over control from the U.S.

The infighting comes as a heated meeting of NATO ambassadors yesterday failed to resolve whether the 28-nation alliance should run the operation to enforce a U.N.-mandated no-fly zone, diplomats said.

Yesterday a war of words erupted between the U.S. and Britain after the U.K. government claimed Muammar Gaddafi is a legitimate target for assassination.

U.K. government officials said killing the Libyan leader would be legal if it prevented civilian deaths as laid out in a U.N. resolution.

But U.S. defence secretary Robert Gates hit back at the suggestion, saying it would be 'unwise' to target the Libyan leader adding cryptically that the bombing campaign should stick to the 'U.N. mandate'.

President Barack Obama, seeking to avoid getting bogged down in a war in another Muslim country, said on Monday Washington would cede control of operations against Muammar Gaddafi's forces within days, handing the reins over to NATO.

But Germany and European allies remain unwilling to have NATO take on a military operation that theoretically has nothing to do with the defence of Europe.

Today the German defence ministry announced Berlin had pulled out of any military operations in the Mediterranean.

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