This is a beautiful example of an extremely rare 1944 dated Luftwaffe contract military Krieghoff P.08 Luger. This wonderful pistol is complete with an original black leather Luftwaffe proofed military holster and one very uniquely numbered matching magazine. By serial number, this pistol falls into the early number block of 11200 to 11400 produced in late 1944. In this early/first block of serial numbers it is estimated that only 200 were produced in total with very few examples even known today. The chamber is roll marked "1944" slightly offset which is correct as the factory had production problems in 1943 and 44, and in this describers opinion, they were using left over, previously rejected parts for the assembly. It is fitted with the early C-2 style front toggle with the anchor points touching the bottom tips of the "H and K" letters with "KRIEGHOFF/SUHL" the full width of the toggle. The bottom of the "U" in "SUHL" is slightly angled to the right, which is also correct. The right side of the barrel extension has the 1st "LWa" stage II early acceptance proof next to the stage II mid-proof next to the final acceptance proof. The underside of the barrel is marked "882/LWa2/11282" with the smaller number size. The right side of the breechblock has the correct Luftwaffe "eagle/2" firing proof. It is fitted with the late Mauser production black plastic grips with the coarse checkered that are unmarked on the backside. As noted, it is complete with one unusual original type four, blued (milled, fxo type) magazine with the black plastic base with the center retainer pin and is panograph numbered on the spine of the magazine with serial number "282". It is accompanied by a black leather holster that carries a very small Luftwaffe "eagle/2" acceptance proof on the inside back part of the holster. The holster also contains an unmarked blue takedown tool.

Excellent with 97% plus of its original Krieghoff factory blued finish overall, some minor edge and high spot wear overall, some very minor thinning on the front grip strap, and some very light blue loss on the rear grip strap and on the stock lug. The smaller parts retain 90% of their straw colors. There are two very minute spots of corrosion on the pistol; one on the very top edge of the barrel extension where it meets the barrel and the other one on the top left rear frame hump. The grips are also in excellent condition with nice distinct checkering overall showing only minor handling marks on the sides. The black leather holster is in excellent plus condition! An outstanding example of a extremely rare 1944 dated Krieghoff Luger rig.