With later years of LP.08 production beech wood was used for the grips. Checkered walnut wood was utilized for the grips on the early manufactured P.08. The grip screws and pins were heat treated to a bright blue color. Many of the pistol small parts were heat colored to straw (dark gold). The LP.08 finish for the pistol large components was a deep blue rust bluing. The rear grip strap lug was for attaching a shoulder stock. The front and rear sights incorporated spanner adjusted fine adjustment screws for optimizing the pistol accuracy. The adopted LP.08 features include the 200mm (8 inch) barrel in 9mm Parabellum, fixed front sight and adjustable tangent rear sight, an eight (8) round capacity magazine, a hold open device and a stock lug on the rear grip strap. As World War I (WWI) progressed the LP.08 was issued to the Sturmbataillone (Storm Troopers) for assault purposes (c:99). The LP.08 was initially intended for arming artillery men, airmen and fortifications. In 1913 the armies of Prussia, Saxony, Wurttemberg and Bavaria adopted the modified P.08 configuration as the model Lange Pistole 08 (LP.08) (c:99). A hold open device and a rear grip strap stock lug were incorporated into the modified P.08. The sights of the modified P.08 included a fixed front sight and an adjustable rear sight for longer distance accuracy. The P.08 was modified to incorporate a longer barrel in 9mm Parabellum. In 1911 the Rifle Proving Commission in cooperation with DWM began development of a specialized weapon that would fill this role (a:48). The German military required a compact weapon for soldiers with duties that could not conveniently carry a rifle. The Royal Rifle Factory at Erfurt (Erfurt) also began production of the P.08 in 1910. Production of the P.08 started in Berlin, Germany at the Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken (DWM) in 1909. The German Army adopted the Pistole Parabellum (Luger) as their standard pistol the P.08 in 1908.
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