P-08 Luger Manual

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Owners M !aln1ualfor the

Care and Useof

Georq Luqer's J,ege'nd,ary

Pis,to,1 Paralbe,I,lu,111 p.•o a

Manufac turer: _ Serial N um ber: _

This Instruction Manual should always accompany the pistol

and be transferred with it upon change of ownership, Become

knowledgeab'l'e with the instructions contained here and review

the entire booklet each time you intend to use your pistol.

Copyrigh 2002 by Mitchell Manufacturing Corp. All rights reserved



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Piisto'l Parabelilium P R O S

Congratulations , .. ..

on your purchase of on of the mo t cont mporary de ign in the

fa cinating orld of firearms. ew other pr duct, of an y typ ha

a ilhouette a recognizable a. th famous Pi tol Parabellum P-OS.

CONTENTS

Feature Diagram of the P-O 2

In troducti n , 4

Background , 4

G neral eatures 5

Saf ty Feature 6

lighn , , , , , 6

Magazine , 7

ading and h oting Your P-O 7

I ar' an d le an in g , " ~2

par Par! and cce ori 13

Warranty er ice ]3

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Introduction:

a r . pon ible fir arm own r, you mu tre ad thi: 0 n r' man ual

thoroughly an d be come compl rely com fortable w ith it be fore you

han dle y UI" pi t L

The n e am in e your pi. t 1 care fully afte r you r ad thi man ual an d

make ure you un de r tandall of the ba ie a ociate d with it. Your

pi t lin e of the be t d . ign e r made . It I d the w rld in t auto-

loading pi tol. It will gi e you a I i f i tim fre liable e r ice curityan d pride ofov n e r hip ..You, the own e r mu t u . it in t lligently

k -p it cl an and ca1l u w ith an y que tion .

Th Pi tol Parabellum P-O .trace i . t root right back to t h o .S .A ., e v n

though iti g n e rally be tte r kn o n by it 1TI1anbackgr un do In it

backgr un d ar uch famou nam as W in che te r ugo Borchardt an d,

of course , Ge org Luge r afte r whom the Pi to l Pa rabe l lum i b t kn o n ..

A. Bri·ef Modell ,Ba.ck.ground:

The P-O an c try g to it rigin al ource which wa

d sign r/e n gin ccr Hugo B rchardt . ho ork d for W in che ste r in the

latel 00 . He cre ate d th w ll-kn wn Borchardt pi tol which wa . a

true but un gain ly lookin g,elf-l

adin g pi to1.

H i tory , be com in g omewbat clouded with tim ugge t that M r.

Borchardt' de ign e nrually e 01 e din to the Pi tol Parabe llurn p,

O b n on e oth r than e rman d ign e r n am ed G org uge r.

he P-O wa ultim ate ly produce d in a 4" barr I.· e r ion an d is

kn o n a the rrny Mod 1 . In it 6" barr 1· r in it i kn own a the

a y Mode l an d in an ban ' 1 e r ion it i kn own a th Artill ry

Mod I. In addition the re i .the famou LugerCarbine albe it rare .

ty l re de fin e d by the m ilitary which adopte d the

mode l for th i i i e e ral e r ice bran che .

n d the re t a the y ay i hi tory!

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Pistol ParabeUum P-08

Your p-o i n o an e trem ly aluable colle ctor pi itol. It . ha ,

amon g oth r thin g matchin g n umb r n all of th main part .

It c me in a Pr ntation t rad waln ut ca e that i serially

n umbe r d to match the P-OS. Th medallion in th in id lid i

rially numb re d to match the P-O an d it ha the corr ct n ck-

ribbon appropriate to th medallion a awarded at the time . Be

care ful n ot t 10 e an y rially n umbe re d c mpon e n t be au in

doing 0 you tand to eriou I I Y affect it collector alue,

Genera.1 Features:

Th Pi tol Para e llurn -0 is a rn agazin e -f d r c il op rate d

clo e d-bolt, . trike r-fire d, em i-automatic pi t L It re t n aturally in

the han d by irtue fit di tin cti hape an d thu. b -com n atural. to

pin t an d i ry ac urate.

While th P-O in an y of it mode ls ha man y a ts an d t i ature ,pcrhap it rn o t e n de arin g attribute i it n durin g re liability an d

cia . ic performanc .

our pistol. lik it coni: mporary, th e oil 1.91..1, pro e d it If on the

battlefield.

n tation Grad priz . While th P-O may bud

in an y n ormal man n r for port hootin g it re al valu n ow lie in itshist ry an d coli ct r alue .

Your Pr e n tation Grade P-O may U hov orn e e arly battle

damage dep n din g on th y ar it a pr due d, . hich we have

cho n n ot to r m . c. Your P-Oi n ot n w in th classic . 1 1 . It

ha b n re tore d to rn ilitary-n w rvic abl con dition by kill d

arti an from th factory. If it had to it c uld "go t war" right n ov

Y u may ho t y ur pi tol as much a you lik . Doin g 0, howe r,

xp c your P-08 to n orm al w ar an d t ar an d will affectit

c II cto r alu ify u ar n t e tr In 1 care ful.' ew ni k an d

crarch ,be yon d an y battle damag will affe ct the value of your p,

O 0 b careful.

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Safety Features:

The P-O ha a trikerfired m chani m and a uch ha unique and

reliable af ty f atur . It will notfire unl you intend 10 fir it.lt ha a afety Ie r n the left rear id f the frame which m

forward and rearward in an arc ...f ee th drawing on the insid front

c r.jln it forward po ition it i in thfir_' po ition. In the

forward po ition the ear block i r tracted into th fram and not

j ible,

J n th rear p ition, the ar bl k is rai d in . ie v and the P-O

cannot fire,

Wh n the ear blo k i raj d the sear it If i a tually blocked but

do not tre th trigger mechani m by pulling the trigg r with the

afety on' you can break it ifyou are trong enough ...

highlight ofth af tyf arure of the P-O i th "loaded chamb r

indicator' ! Iti actually the extra tor it elf. Wh n the chamber i

load d the extractoriforced upward while it

ihoked onto a round

in the chambe r. uch it i iible and can b felt .call e it

protrude ab v the urfac of the mooth breech bolt. R gardl of

the location ofth af ty Ie er, the load d chamber indicator will t II

you \ hether or n t th ria round in the chamb r. 1t will not tell y u

wh th r the pi tol i afe : it will only tell you ifrh re i a round in he

chamb r. The. afety lev r will t II you ifth pi tol ion' afe' or

fir ',but it will not tell you ifth r e i a round in th chamber.

tiliz d t geth r the afety le rand th loaded chamb r indicator

make th !P-O on ofth afe t pi to l in the world.

Sights:.

The P-O is quipp d v ith turdy combat sight making th P-08

amazingly accurate. Th r ar ight i a fi d -typ notch and i

built into the rear toggle link. Th front ight i an inv erted ee-typnotch and i drift adju table. Th correct ight pictur iwh n the

front in rte d i aligned within an d Ie el with th r ar V

notch. You hould learn ju t which ight pictur i correct fir you. It

i aff ct d by your particular grip tyle a wen a uch factor uch a

bullet \ ight and type. You ilJ I am which ibe t for y u by trying

event I diff r nt bullet type .. Alway try to keep th sam grip

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,..--

Pistoll Parabellum P~08

pre ur _ach time you h t. Do n ot dry fir the P-O f r p ractic e ,

but do tor your pi tal in the fir d' po iti n .

Magazine:

Your P-O ha a b x magazin e hich can hold roun d f 9mm

ug r ammun ition . Y U ITIU t u e fact ry n e . ammun ition on ly; n o

re -loads .. Your gun i d ign d to fun tion b t with an y _n _ rnm

Luge r ull-M e tal-J acke t ammun ition . ThL ammun ition i also called

M ilitary all all or ardball. n y of th abo- w i II re ult in the

mo. t trouble -fr o] erarion, The magazin r quire n o particular

rvicing. J t i quippe d ith a me tal follo r an d a olid aln ut

ba e . You mu t ke e p it C le an an d lightly oil. d all 0 e r. The magazin e

i latched in place by th magazin e catch plunger located at th upper

fron t grip panel immediate ly to the re ar of th trigge r on th I. ftid .

he rnagazin ha a followe r-button protrudin g through the right id

of th magazin e body an d it r c two fun ti n s:

1. Itithe a ti atin g de vic for th la t - I" und- t p al: kn o

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a th e bolt-hold- p n.

2. It r _ t re lie e pr ure on the prin g in the magazin by

hookin g on to the followe r button a you load cartridge .. into

the magazin by pu llin g i t do n w ith our thumb. You can

u e a magazin I. adin g tool to rn ak loadin g much . a . icr.

Make ur the followe r button j in place an d fr e ly mo c up an d

down it track in th magazin e b dy. It i a ital part of your pi t l!

ILoadingand Shooting Your pw08:

K e p all ammun ition away from the pi t 1 un til you are e mpl tely

familiar with th i manual an d the pi. tal. it e lf Mak urc the pi ta l i

Clean and compl t. he k for i ibI damage r m issin g part . If

anyth ing i mi ing damage d, or out fplac Don t load or fire th epi tol. all u for advice fir t. Your pi te l carri a n e y ar

\J arran ry but e e n ifth y ar i e ce e d d call u an y ay!

ir t h ck t .. that your pi s r li rnpty, it' e a. y to do! ok at

the loade d chambe r in dicator. I fit pr trude abo the br e ch block,

it i loade d! If i t do n t pr trude the charn b r i empty butthere

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could till be a round in the magazine. lway check both th

hamb ran d th magazin e .

R mo c themagazin by pus hin g in the rn agazin r I a an d at the

arn e tim gra p the wood n ba at th bottom f th grip an d pull it

out he k to ee that it i'empty ..You can n ow erify that th

magazin an d the pi tol ar both mpty an d cl.e an .· OUn1U t clean

an d il y ur pi rol be for doingan h oting.

he ck to ee that th barr I. i . dean an d ha no obstruction .of an y

kind. xc ie gre a or oil sh uld b r 1110. e d. D 11 t thin k you

can ' ho r it out b call you can 't, What you can doi

ruin aperfectly good barre l (an d that' e xpe n iv ).

ft r y 1 1 ha d 1 rmin d that ti l pi tol i cle an com It, and

oile d you may proceed, Th bar i fun ction must b un dr tood a

follows:

arm th pi t 1 mak ure an rn pty magazin i in place . Iti

n e ce ary to gra p the kn urle d toggle an d martly draw them up an d

back fully to the re ar. (In doin g 0 you ar compre in g a tron g

r coil pnng 0 it tak m e ffort.)

h magazin followe r button i 1 l acti at the la t roun d top an d

the action w ill tay open. (If it doe sn't rnething i .wron g.) ou can

the n r m th magazin e an d the acti n w ill tay op n a hown

hr. M ak ur the afe ty I .e r i on a n .

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- Pistol Parabe!llum P-08

ACTIONI SHOWN IN FULL RECOIL(Arter Last Round Fired) TOGGLES

SEAR BLOCK

RETRACTED(NOT VISIBLE)

TAKE DOWN ~"'""" .....

LEVER

TRIGGER

SIDE PLATE

RELEASE

Loadin g the magazin e ... remo e the magazin from th pi tol. W ith your

thumb on th followe r button you can pull down an d If tract th follower.

u can al 0 u th loadin g tool to mak it e a ir. oad cartridg from

th fr n t t ward the rear of the magazin e un de r the rn agazin lip (n t

from th e t p), riginal rm an loadin g t I are a ailable ,

" -. . . - - - - - , 'OAD

FROM THE FRONT

TOWARD THE REAR

You may n ow load the magazin e in to the pi tol by in e rtin g it into

the grip frame an d pu hin g upward un til the magazin e catch n ap,in to the magazin e . You an ti I it happe n an d al 0 he ar it. e e r

lam it home , e a e that t H Ilyw d actors wh r th y u fak

pi t 1 ... your i aluabl an d re al!

Y ur pi tol i n ov loade d w ith the action ope n afe ty n an d 1 ad d

magazin e in lac.

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Shootingl:. _s a r sponsibl gun owner you must always know will. r. the bullet.

will go when you fire your pistokwhether you hit your target. 0 ' 1 " mi

it, you still must know. Be certain of the back' top for yourshooting. Then you can safely hoot (and only then). Keep the pisto~

polnted down-range'at alIItimes ..

Keep your finger off of the trigger and out of the trigger guard. Hold

th pistolfirmlyin your hooting hand and gra p the opn toggle.

with your other hand ..Pull back the toggle as far as you can (they

will only move about 1/8") and relea e them, Don't: "lower" the

toggle, lov Iy! Let them' nap forward, martly from their 0\ n prmg

pre me.

LOAIDED PIST'OL ON 'SAFIE' ... CIHECK ALL FEA.TURiES

LOAOED CHAMBER

INDICATOR INOW

SHOWING LOADED

PROTRUSION (UP)

REAR

SIGHT TOGGLES

SAFETY LEVER

IN 'SAFE' POSITION AND

SEAR BLOCK EXPOSED

BLOCK

In doing '·0, the toggle a sernbly will nap forward strip the top

cartridge out of the magazineand load it into the chamber. You are

now holding a loaded pistol. with the, afety "0- "and a round in the

chamber! Take note of theloaded chamber indicator and ee how it

protrude ..above the urface of the breech bolt Keep the pistol

polinted '00\ n-Range at all times..

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Pistoll Parabejlum IP-08

Put the . afety in the < fire" po ition, full forward ..Align the ight

ith the target and then put y ur finger on the trigge r.

The P-O he a military • t v 0- tage" trigg r v hich mean you mu tlowly take up th initial lack of the trigg r' tra el until y u feel it

tight n lip.

ln the cond tag th e trigger will 'break cleanly and ri ply and the

P-08 will fire. Th p·-O will automatically re-cycle it elf and b

ready for the ne t round in tantly. It wi1l fire th buJlet eject the

emptyca e reload the chamb r and cock th firing pin in the blink of

an eye. It . ill continue to do f r along a y uk p pulling thetrigger or until the magazinei empty.

When th la t round in th magazin i fired, the f 1 1 0 r button on

the magazine . ill automatically acti ate th bolt-hold- pen deice.

h toggle a mbly ill automatically tay retracted in i t full recoil

po ition the targ t and the ight on th pi tol will b c mpl t Iy

blocked from i w. You can then withdra the magazine to r -load it

(follow th in truction gi n earlier and th toggle a mbly will tillstay retracted.

ACTION SIHOWN IN FULL RECOIL(alter last Round Fired)

TOGGLES

LOADED CHAMBER

INDICATOR (DOWN)

SAFETY LEVER

IN 'FIRE' POSITION AND

SEAR BLOCK RETRACTED

SEAR BLOCK

RETRACTED

(NOT VISIBLE)

Ifyou change your mind and don'r x ant to hoot be aware that you

ha a 1 0 ded gun, ready to fir . D th following:

1. Put th af .ty I cr in the Safe p ition fully rearward.

2. R· move the magazine. Empty the magazin .

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ra p the toggle of th gun an d drav th .m re arward martly

an d th load -d roun d will be xtra te d an d je ct d from th gun,

4., R plac th empty magazin e in to the P-O

5. R tract th toggles again to t i n full re ar p .ition an d they will

fay ope n .

W in n you ch 0 e to top hootin g imply ke p the magazin e out of th e

pi. t I an d I w r the toggl . Do 0 by gra ping the t gglc • r tract th m

t the full ba k po ition ( n lyabout II r arward an d I t g. hi will

all th m to n ap full forward an d clo d. he n take n ote f th

1 aded- hambe r-in dicator an d be c rtain i t i n ot protrudin g! R turn t i n

mpty magazin e in to its place in tb grip frame an d mak ur i t n ap

int position.

Ve rify that the loaded chambe r in dicasori full dow n (n ot protrudin g)

an d win g t h . af ty I . ve r to t h safe p i t i n ,

Careand Cleaning:

Your P-O wa mad - of high grad t 1a nd will e a. ily las t a Ii fctirne.

n .0 i t r uir car _, c l an in g oilin g an d in te llig n t han dlin g.

fter e ry hooting e in, the pi tol hould b c J an d an d il d

thoroughly. W re cornm n d an y p pular yn the tic lubrican t but

ordinary gUll oil will do n ice ly.

To cIIeanyour pistol

Fir t de te rmin e that it i empty by re rn o ing th magazin an d h kin g

th I ad d chamber, indicator, R e -in rt th magazin an d re tra

toggl t th ir full re ar po ition an d they will tay retra te d (b

th followe r button ill a ti ate th la t round top). h n r m

magazm .

"h i will totally e poe the b r 10 ou as w II a. I I I toggle Ilink . The

magazin e will b . out an d themagazine will be empty an d exp ed ..On ly

no can you afely an d a ily crubit c1 an .

a go d bar cl all. r an d a 9mm bra bri tie bru h . or rh b r. n

Id to th bru h \ ill do n ic ly f r th fa ofth bre h b It an d th

magazin e \' e ll. e rub rythin g cI an . Th n u e a le an white cloth to

wipe cle an an d r mo th b r I an e r/ 1 e n t (an Id w rn out. l- hirt

w rk v ry ell).

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-Pistol Perehellum p,·OS

The n oillightly the e n tir gun in ide an d out, makin g ure th . oil

p nctrat the b r all r. Make ure you oil th rail on which th

br ch bolt ride an d oilall of the toggle lin join t . T h whole pistol

h uld be lightly oil d an d th hoI proc will take n o mor than 2'0four time . It' we ll worth it to pr te e t your aluabl P-O !

ow low r th toggle by pullin g th m full back (ab ut II ") an d I t g

all v ing them to . n ap f rward.V e rify that th loade d chamb r in di ator

i in dicatin g empty ' a ta t d arlie r, he ck th magazin e to e iti

mpry an I.r tor it in the grip fram e . 0 Furth r di a embly i

requir d for n orm al cl an ing .

Your pi tol i n wempty cl an an d e cure . Keel' your pi tot out of the

luurds.of childreu. lt i d sign e d for adult II e on ly .. R memb r, n e e r

u e r -load d ammun iti n , n o matt r who loaded itU e fact ry n ew

arn mun iti n on ly!.

Tak good eare of it and it will la t a lif time.

Spare Parts and Accessories:

Acce ories available for your P-08 include:

• pare Magazin e

• ading Tool

• Origin al le athe r hi te r ith origin al markin g

• R epr duction mode l le ath r hoI t r \' iIh marking

duplicated.

pare Part:

par. part are a ailabl an d are fully id n tifi d in th e plode d

ie v drawing.

Warranty Service:

hould y ur pi tol e e r 1 1 . d warran ty e rvice or r pair you may n d

y ur p-o directly to your authorize d re pair tation , Ple a callu fir t.

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IPistol Parabellum P-08

Exploded' view drawing I part list Plste! ParabeUum IP~08

1. Barrel

2. Front Sight

3. Barrel Extension

4. Ejector

5. Sear Bar

6. Sear Bar Plunger

7. Sear8arP~ngerSpring

8. Sear Bar Plunger Pin

9. Sear Bar Spring

10. Rear Toggle Link Pin

11. Breechbloc'k

12. Firing Pin

13. Firing Pin Spring

14. Firing Pin Spring Guide

15. Extractor

16. Extractor Spring

17. Extractor Pin18. Front Toggle Link

19. Front Toggle Pin

20.. Rear Toggle Link

21. Rear Toggle Pin

22. Rear Toggle Pin Retainer

.23. Coupling Link

24. Coupling Link Pin25. Frame (Not Sold)

26. Recoil Spdng

27. Recoil Spring Guide

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28. Recoil Spring Lever

29. Recoil Spring Lever Pin

30.. Recoil Lever Pin

31 ..Trigger

32. Trigger Spring

33. Trigger Side Plate

34..Trigger Lever

35. Trigger Lever Pin

36. Hold Open Latch

37. Hole Open Latch Spring

38. 'Locking Bolt

39. Locking Bolt Spring

40. Magazine Release

41. Magazine Rel'ease Spring

42. Safety Lever

43,. Safety Lever P in

44. Safety Bar45. Grip Screws (2)

46. Left Grip

47. Right Grip

48. Magazine Body

49. Magazine Spring

SQ. Magazine Follower

51. Magazine Follower Button52. Magazine Bottom (Walnut)

53. Magazine Bottom Pin

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Documents

P-08 Luger Manual