
The Model 08 was eventually succeeded by the Walther P38. In German Army service, it was adopted in modified form as the Pistol Model 1908 (P08) in caliber 9×19mm Parabellum. The first Parabellum pistol was adopted by the Swiss army in May 1900. Later versions included the Pistol Parabellum Model 1908 or P08 which was produced by DWM and other manufacturers such as W+F Bern, Krieghoff, Simson, Mauser, and Vickers. The first production model was known as the Modell 1900 Parabellum.

The design was first patented by Georg Luger as an improvement upon the Borchardt Automatic Pistol and was produced as the Parabellum Automatic Pistol, Borchardt-Luger System by the German arms manufacturer Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken (DWM).

The Pistole Parabellum-or Parabellum-Pistole ( Pistol Parabellum), commonly known as just Luger -is a toggle-locked recoil-operated semi-automatic pistol which was produced in several models and by several nations from 1898 to 1948. Korean War (limited use) ĭeutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken, Imperial Arsenals of Erfurt, Simson, Heinrich Krieghoff Waffenfabrik, Mauser, Vickers Ltd (final assembly only), Waffenfabrik Bernģ50–400 m/s (1148–1312 f/s) (9mm, 100 mm short barrel)Ĩ-round detachable box magazine, 32-round detachable drum Luger pistol, in this instance a regulation Wehrmacht model.
