Georg Luger, 1906

Georg Johann Luger (born March 6, 1849 in Steinach am Brenner, Austria - died December 22, 1923) was an Austrian designer of the famous Luger pistol. Image File history File links Luger19062iq. ... Image File history File links Luger19062iq. ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... M1900 American Eagle Commercial For other uses of the word see Luger A Luger (Pistole Parabellum), is a toggle lock pistol based on principles by Hiram Maxim. ...

Early life and military service

Georg Luger was born to Bartholomaeus Luger, a surgeon. He went to school in Padua, Italy, and later to the Vienna Commercial High School. Location within Italy Tronco Maestro Riviera: a pedestrian walk along a section of the inland waterway or naviglio interno of Padua The city of Padua (Lat. ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Slovenian: Dunaj, Croatian and Serbian: Beč Romanian: Viena, Hungarian: Bécs, Czech: Vídeň, Slovak: Viedeň, Romany Vidnya;) Vienna is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ...

Luger volunteered for military service with the 78th Line Regiment on December 19, 1867. He was promoted to Corporal on June 1, 1868. Luger's good marksmanship enabled him to attend the Military Firearms School; his interest in automatic loading systems was gained here. In 1871 Luger was promoted to lieutenant and moved to the military reserve. December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Corporal is a rank (equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4) in use by several militaries, police forces or other uniformed organizations around the world. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... A marksman is mostly to be found in a military context. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A Lieutenant is a military, paramilitary or police officer. ...

Family

Luger married Elisabeth Josefa Dufek in 1873. He moved to Vienna with her and they had three children (in order): 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ...

• Georg Franz Luger
• Julius Wilhelm Bartholomaeus Luger (born March 16, 1880)
• Friedrich Alexander Georg Luger (born April 26, 1884)

Luger's first son, Georg Franz, became an engineer and joined his father in military weapons development. His second son died during World War I on the Galician front in 1915. March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Combatants Allies: • Serbia, • Russia, • France, • Romania, • Belgium, • British Empire and Dominions, • United States, • Italy, • ...and others Central Powers: • Germany, • Austria-Hungary, • Ottoman Empire, • Bulgaria Casualties Military dead: 5 million Civilian dead: 3 million Total: 8 million Full list Military dead: 3 million Civilian dead: 3 million Total: 6 million Full... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

After the military

After leaving the military Luger worked as an accountant, and later in the management of the Royal Jockey Club, in Vienna.

During the 1870s Luger was employed by Ludwig Loewe & Company (of Berlin, Germany). He met with Ferdinand Mannlicher and was employed as a representative of Loewe to sell Mannlicher rifles. // Events and Trends Technology The invention of the telephone (1876) by Alexander Graham Bell. ... Deutsche Waffen und Munitions Fabriken (German Weapons and Munitions Works), known as DWM, was an arms company in Imperial Germany created when Ludwig Loewe & Company merged with several other companies. ... (help· info), IPA: , is the capital city as well as a state of Germany. ... Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher (born January 30, 1848 in Mainz, Germany - died January 20, 1904 in Vienna, Austria) was an engineer and small armaments designer. ... Mannlicher may refer to: Ferdinand Mannlicher - a famous weapon designer various guns bearing his name: Rifle Mannlicher-Schönauer (arguably his most famous design) Pistol Steyr Mannlicher M1894 Pistol Steyr Mannlicher M1901 Rifle Mannlicher-Carcano M91 Rifle Steyr-Mannlicher M1895 This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated...

In 1894 he was sent to demonstrate the Borchardt pistol to the US Army for Deutsche Waffen und Munitions Fabriken (DWM), the company which had evolved from Loewe after its founders death. The Borchardt was designed by Hugo Borchardt who had also worked for Loewe. The US Army rejected the Borchardt pistol. However from the design criticism that he received Luger improved the Borchardt design, so creating the Luger pistol. This pistol was a success for both Luger and DWM. 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Deutsche Waffen und Munitions Fabriken, known as DWM, was an arms company in Imperial Germany created when Ludwig und Loewe merged with several other companies. ... Hugo Borchardt (June 6, 1844-May 8, 1924) was a firearms inventor and engineer, born in Magdeburg, Germany. ... M1900 American Eagle Commercial For other uses of the word see Luger A Luger (Pistole Parabellum), is a toggle lock pistol based on principles by Hiram Maxim. ...

Luger's contract with DWM was cancelled in 1919 and he successfully sued them over patent royalties. However Luger had lost all his savings after this time. 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to a person for a fixed period of time in exchange for the regulated, public disclosure of certain details of a device, method, process or composition of matter (substance) (known as an invention) which is new, inventive, and... A royalty is a sum paid to the creator of performance art for the use of that art. ...

References

• Biographical history
• History of the Luger pistol