Tales of the Gun – Episode 22: Luger

A dokumentary about the Luger.

The history of the most recognizable handgun in the world. In 1900, a German arms company introduced the “Pistole Parabellum” (Pistol for War). But in the United States, the sidearm came to be known simply by the name of its inventor–the Luger. Issued bythe German Army in WWI, post-war hit men favored it with a silencer.

Learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luger_pistol