honestly my favorite ww2 gun is the Luger P08

>>33165241
That's nice.. sooo, is this thread everyone's favorite WWII guns?..

If so, tie between the Reising M55 and Browning M1919
Type 14 Nambu is up there aesthetically speaking

>>33165241

mine too. Even named my German Shepherd Luger. Your fucking point?

>>33165241
cool beans OP

Personally I prefer the Walther P38. But the Luger's nice too.

What's the advantage of a toggle-lock?

>>33165378
They have a high operating reliability

>>33165378
At the time it was made, pistols usually just used a simple straight blowback design but those would not be suitable for the powerful 9x19mm cartridge.
The toggle-locks were a solution to absorb the powder ignition and the recoil. By going upwards instead of backwards it allowed the gun to be smaller and not have a massive overhang to the rear.

>>33165457
Is there any reason for a modern gun to use a toggle lock now?

>>33165241
>>33163135
nice going retard

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>>33165241
You and everyone else.

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>>33165241
>WW2
its my favorite of all time

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>grandpa had a luger his lieutenant gave him during the war
>was a carpenter
>sold it to a plumber he was working on a house with in the 50s
>every time i see a luger i'm reminded of this

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>>33165356
Both are aesthetic in their own way
(I know its a P1, but close enough)