Kevin Nash and Syxx are at ringside. The Steiner Brothers come out at the end.

Lex Luger defends the U.S title against Bret Hart, WCW Thunder 8/13/98

Sting & Lex Luger vs. Filthy Animals, WCW Monday Nitro 11/1/99

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 1893 Hugo Borchardt designed C-93.

The Luger was made popular by its use by Germany during World War I and World War II. Though the Luger pistol was first introduced in 7.65x22mm Parabellum, it is notable for being the pistol for which the 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge was developed.

--Design--
The Luger uses a toggle-lock action, which utilizes a jointed arm to lock, as opposed to the slide actions of almost every other semi-automatic pistol. After a round is fired, the barrel and toggle assembly (both locked together at this point) travel rearward due to recoil. After moving roughly one-half inch (13 mm) rearward, the toggle strikes a cam built into the frame, causing the knee joint to hinge and the toggle and breech assembly to unlock. At this point the barrel stops its rearward movement (it impacts the frame), but the toggle and breech assembly continue moving (bending the knee joint) due to momentum, extracting the spent casing from the chamber and ejecting it. The toggle and breech assembly subsequently travel forward (under spring tension) and the next round from the magazine is loaded into the chamber. The entire sequence occurs in a fraction of a second. This mechanism worked well for higher pressure cartridges, but cartridges loaded to a lower pressure could cause the pistol to malfunction because they did not generate enough recoil to work the action fully. This resulted in either the breechblock not clearing the top cartridge of the magazine, or becoming jammed open on the cartridge's base.

In World War I, as submachine guns were found to be effective in trench warfare, experiments with converting various types of pistols to machine pistols (Reihenfeuerpistolen, literally "row-fire pistols" or "consecutive fire pistols") were conducted. Among those the Luger pistol (German Army designation Pistole 08) was examined; however, unlike the Mauser C96, which was converted in great numbers to Reihenfeuerpistolen, the Luger proved to have an excessive rate of fire in full-automatic mode.

The Luger pistol was manufactured to exacting standards and has a long service life. William "Bill" Ruger praised the Luger's 55 degree grip angle and duplicated it in his .22 LR pistol.


--Service--
The P.08 was the usual sidearm for German Army personnel in both world wars, though it was being replaced by the Walther P38 starting in 1938. In 1930, Mauser took over manufacture of the P.08 (until 1943). The Swiss Army evaluated the Luger pistol in 7.65 mm P (.30 Luger in USA) and adopted it in 1900 as its standard sidearm, designated Ordonnanzpistole 00 or OP00, in 1900.


'Artillery Luger' Lange Pistole 08 with 32 round Trommel-Magazin 08 and removable stock.The Luger pistol was accepted by the German Navy in 1904, and in 1908 (as Pistole 08) by the German Army (chambered in 9x19mm Parabellum) replacing the Reichsrevolver. The Lange Pistole 08 or Artillery Luger had a stock and longer barrel, and sometimes used with a 32 round drum magazine (Trommelmagazin 08).

The United States evaluated several semi-automatic pistols in the late 1800s, including the Colt M1900, Steyr Mannlicher M1894, and an entry from Mauser. In 1900 the US purchased 1000 7.65 mm Lugers for field trials. Later, a small number were sampled in the then-new, more powerful 9 mm round. Field experience with .38 caliber revolvers in the Philippines and ballistic tests would result in a requirement for still-larger rounds.

In 1906, the US Army held trials for a large-caliber semi-automatic. DWM provided two samples chambered in [.45 ACP] for testing. After initial trials, DWM, Savage, and Colt were asked to provide further samples for evaluation. DWM withdrew for reasons that are still debated, though the Army did place an order for 200 more samples.


--Usage today--
Although obsolete, the Luger is still sought after by collectors both for its sleek design, superlative accuracy, great durability, and by its connection to Imperial and Nazi Germany. Limited production of the P.08 by its original manufacturer resumed when Mauser refurbished a quantity of them in 1999 for the pistol's centenary. More recently, Krieghoff announced [1] the continuation of its Parabellum Model 08 line with 200 examples at $15,950.00 a piece. The Luger was prized by Allied soldiers during both of the World Wars. Thousands were taken home during both wars, and are still in circulation today.

My review f my replica luger P08 Parabellum

You Still My Hero, Lex.

A brief video review of the WE Luger P08 4" model airsoft pistol. This is just a brief overview of the gun and a quick test fire. For more in-depth information, see the review posted at the URL below.

http://www.airsoftcanada.com/showthread.php?t=60641

Stopped accepting comments without approval. Sorry, too many idiots out there that think my vids are their own private forum and just too many asswipes trying to post dribble.

Lex Luger vs Mark Callous (The Undertaker)- WCW

Savage and Men On A Mission do a tribute to the mighty Lex Express!

an old match from raw

This is a video of us shooting the P38, the P08 Luger, and the M1911 Colt .45

Bill Goldberg vs. Lex Luger, WCW Starrcade 2000.

After Lex Luger bodyslammed Yokozuna on the Fourth of July in 1993 at the Stars and Stripes Challenge event on board the U.S.S. Intrepid, WWF tried to push him very hard with the "Lex Express", in which Luger would criss-cross the country in a campaign to get him a title shot against Yokozuna.

When the bus made its final stop to the Palace of Auburn Hills outside Detroit for Summerslam '93 (the only event the WWF/E ever hosted in Detroit at that venue as they would usually use the Joe Louis Arena), the match was signed but with one stipulation: it would be Luger's one and only chance to bring the WWF title home to America; actually, Yokozuna -- real name Rodney Anoa'i -- was born in San Francisco of Samoan descent, even though he was billed as being from Japan.

In the end, Lex won the match via count-out, but not the gold; Yokozuna would remain WWF Champion until Bret "Hit Man" Hart got it back from him at Wrestlemania X.

Needless to say...with Vince McMahon about to go on trial for steroids and Hulk Hogan about to head to WCW, the "Lex Express" gimmick during the summer of '93 was another colossal flop for the WWF following the collapse of the World Bodybuilding Federation (WBF) and poor sales of their IcoPro product. At least Jim Johnston got a great song out of it, performed by Michael Bolton.

To kick off WWF Superstars, the man made in the USA Lex Luger faces the tough veteran Bastion Booger. Lex is all smiles because he is now in the Royal Rumble. Looking back on it, Lex's USA gimmick was pretty lame and his wrestling skills were not as good in the WWF, and he got immediately better when he went back to WCW in 1995.

A short vid of WE's latest GBB Luger, 4 inch barrel version.

The pistol is firing on ULTRAIR Power Gas.

The BB's ARE going through the box and rebounding off the wall behind! :oP

For a review of this GBB, please see here:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055220007

here is the narcissist lex luger 1st wwf theme song

here's the total package wcw turnertron

Lex Luger Infects WCW with "Stutter-itus" as even Lance Russell Botches a promo! Funny Stuff. As always, Enjoy!!!

Lex talks about Miss Elizabeth and his troubles with the law. Please support www.highspots.com

Lex Luger joins the NWO Wolfpack, WCW Monday Nitro 5/25/98

Lex Luger/Giant vs. Hulk Hogan/Dennis Rodman, WCW Bash at the Beach 1997.

Another great moment in WCW history!

WCW Uncensored 2000 - Sting vs. Lex Luger

Savage responds to several instances such as his attack on Baywatch before he and Lex Luger engage in verbal shenanigans. Guess who delivers the better promo.

Lex Luger tries to wrestle a drunk Scott Hall on WCW Monday Nitro. 9/14/98

Luger pistol footage from GermanWarMachine.com

summerslam 1993

A match from an old edition of Nitro from '98 that I downloaded a good while ago and have decided to randomly upload. You can see the vid was originally upped on NoDQ.com so props to them.

Enjoy

lex luger botched interview

Sting vs. Goldberg, WCW Monday Nitro 11/8/99

WCW nitro 17th january Billy Kidman vs Psichosis Big T vs Booker T Vampiro vs Disco Inferno David Flair and Crowbar, vs Shane Helms and Shannon Moore Tank Abbott vs The Maestro in a shoot fight rules match ...

The Bodyslam Challenge aboard the USS Intrepid, July 4,1993