Georg Johann Luger was an Austrian designer of the famous Luger pistol and the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge.
Luger in 1906
Georg Luger's 1900 patent on the Luger pistol
The Pistole Parabellum or Parabellum-Pistole, commonly known as just the Luger or Luger P08, is a toggle-locked recoil-operated semi-automatic pistol. The Luger was produced in several models and by several nations from 1898 to 1949.
Wehrmacht P08 ordnance model (Collection Paul Regnier, Lausanne, Switzerland)
Cutaway drawing of the Luger pistol from Georg Luger's 1908 9mm patent.
Toggle-lock action with the knee joint bent upwards
Luger Model 1900 pistol carbine