P 08 model 06/24 Parabellum
| Weapon name | P 08 model 06/24 Parabellum |
| Weapon type | Automatic pistol |
| Place of origin | Switzerland  |
| Designer | Georg Johann Luger |
| Manufactured | from 1918 -1933 |
| Manufacturer | Waffenfabrik Bern |
| Made | 17.874 units |
Technical parameters
| Weight | 870 g empty |
| Length | 238 mm |
| Barrel length | 120 mm |
| Type of round | 7,65 x 21 mm Luger, 9 x 19 mm luger |
| Calibre | 7,65 mm, 9 mm |
| Muzzle velocity | for 7,65 mm cca. 360m/s, for 9 mm od 320-430m/s |
| Magazine | 8-round clip magazine |
Weapon description
P 08 model 06/24 Parabellum, manufactured by W+F Waffenfabrik Bern, calibre 7,65 mm Luger, made in 1924, eight rounds (magazine capacity).
This is the first variant of this type of weapon. This type of gun model 1906/24 belonged to the series of serial numbers from 15216 to 33089. The gun has the correct markings for this type of weapon produced in Switzerland. The gun is marked on the top of the slide with the manufacturer’s name WAFFENFABRIK BERN with a Swiss cross. The last two digits of the serial number are stamped on the end of the articulated bolt behind the sights. On the left side, the gun is marked with the acceptance mark – a Swiss cross at the barrel root, Colonel Friedrich Muhlemann’s control acceptance mark capital M with a cross over the letter next to the cover plate. On this side, the Swiss cross with the last three digits of the serial number is still stamped at the beginning of the articulated bolt. There is also a mark in the form of a Swiss cross on the right side of the weapon frame near the barrel and at the trigger guard root. The full serial number is stamped on the underside of the barrel near the weapon body. The full serial number is also stamped on the weapon body below the muzzle. A letter P is also stamped on the trigger guard marking the weapon privatisation (sale of the weapon from the army or police forces to private persons).
The weapon has wooden milled grips with herringbone, smooth around the edges corresponding to the given type of weapon. The last three digits of the serial number are stamped on the inside of the grips. Magazine with plastic base is missing the number corresponding to the design of the weapon year of manufacture.