Swiss luger on auctionarms

[David Jackson]

A general question on Swiss Lugers; and some other early guns too, for that matter.

I have been told that the Swiss liked to keep their guns in top condition and so had them refinished from time to time. I have heard the English gentry did the same thing. I guess what that means in the real world is that some early Swiss Lugers and some early guns which were in England (C96s and the like) may have been refinished a long time ago. That may account for the missing halo on some of these early guns.

The refinishing process used did not involve total immersion in a vat and so the muzzle end might still be bright and the interior of the gun might still be white.

That's just what someone told me once and I eagerly await edification by the experts!

Thanks in advance.

David Jackson