Britain's top secret assassination Luger was *not* made to kill Hitler
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Instantly recognisable to weaponry enthusiasts, the Luger is a mainstay of war movies and video games alike. This suppressed example is an extremely rare variant, as it was designed for covert operations by the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) during the Second World War. Join Jonathan Ferguson as he investigates how British-trained agents in Europe would have used such a clandestine weapon.
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