This Day in History: Georg Luger Dies

By Logan Metesh

Berlin, Ger. – -(AmmoLand.com)- On December 22, 1923, Georg Luger passed away in Berlin at the age of 74. As the creator of both the iconic semi-automatic pistol known the world over simply by his own name, and the driving force behind the development of the 9x19mm Parabellum, his life and achievements left an indelible mark on the arms industry.

Born in 1849 in Austria, his father was a surgeon. The family moved to Italy where his father took a teaching job. When it came time to go to “college,” Georg attended what is today known as the Vienna Business School. At age 18, he volunteered for military service where his keen eye for shooting made him a marksmanship instructor. After completing his military service, Luger became an accountant.

Here, his story would likely have remained had it not been for his meeting Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher around 1875. The two collaborated on rifle magazine designs. This brought his interest back to arms and away from accounting.

By the 1890s, he was working on arms development. Luger’s pistol …Read the Rest

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