what factories made Lugers during WWII?

[Captain Scarlet]

I heard the Germans manufactured several types of handguns during WWII
including the P-08 "Luger" , Hi powers, P-38's, Radoms, walthers, etc.

 

[Jim Watson]

WW II P-08 Lugers were made by Mauser and Krieghoff.
The P-38 was a Walther design but it was also made by Mauser and Spreewerke.

Germany used numerous other sidearms as available; Walther, Mauser, and J. P. Sauer .32s. Mauser Broomhandles, too. Browning High Powers after they invaded Belgium and took over the FN plant, Radom VIS 35s after they invaded Poland, 1914 (1911) Norwegian .45s after they invaded Norway. Also Czech CZ 24 and 27 and Hungarian M37 after they invaded those countries and took over their arms industries. Star Model B and Astra 300, 400, and 600 in trade deals with Spain. Probably more, but those are the ones I recall at the moment.

 

[Captain Scarlet]

Thanks!

yes I heard Luger production continued during WWII since the factories
still had the parts and machinery in place, they made use of it until supplies
were used up, but P-38 production had a higher priority during the war.

 

[Jim Watson]

I don't think there were ever but three sets of Luger tooling, and that includes Switzerland.

DWM was the early maker of Lugers, but after all sorts of business mergers, buyouts, and a lost war, the company name was changed to BKIW in 1922 and they made a few police and export guns. After the Depression and the start of German rearmament Mauser ended up with their equipment in 1934, and was the major producer in WW II. Even after being ordered to drop Lugers in favor of P-38s they kept assembling guns from accumulated parts right through WW II.

Erfurt made guns during WW I. The arsenal equipment went to Simson in 1922 as the only Versailles treaty approved maker of 9mms. Krieghoff got their machinery in 1934 in time for Goering to insist that the Luftwaffe have Krieghoffs, but Mauser greatly outproduced them and made P38s, rifles and machne guns besides.

 

[RON in PA]

DWM and Erfurt before and during WW1.

Simpson between wars on Erfurt machinery (company seized by the NAZIs because they were Jewish).

Mauser (DWM machinery) and Krieghof (Erfurt and Simpson machinery) during the NAZI era.

Swiss on their own machinery (later acquired by Mauser and Interarms post-WW2 and made primarily for collectors in the 1960s and 1970s).

During the 1990s a US company made Lugers. Had troubles because "Luger" is a trade name owned by Stoeger.

What Jim Watson said.