Mystery Gun

Pete Ebbink · 07-17-2002, 08:07 PM

Hello Don,

The Swiss Bern factory made some "transitional" lugers between their 06/1924 model (a P-08 model) and their later 1929 model.

This luger had the top of a 1929 on the frame of the 06/1924 model.

According to Vitorrio Bobba's book, The Swiss Parabellum, these transitional lugers are quite rare...

I will be home this weekend and will plan to scan a photo or two from this book..

It might be worth going back to Austin for a second look...if this gun is a Swiss transitional piece, at $ 999.00 it would be a tremendous buy...

Or it might just be a "parts" gun put together from some P-08 and 1929 Bern parts. <img src="graemlins/yltype.gif" border="0" alt="[typing]" />

07-17-2002, 08:07 PM	#12
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	Hello Don, The Swiss Bern factory made some "transitional" lugers between their 06/1924 model (a P-08 model) and their later 1929 model. This luger had the top of a 1929 on the frame of the 06/1924 model. According to Vitorrio Bobba's book, The Swiss Parabellum, these transitional lugers are quite rare... I will be home this weekend and will plan to scan a photo or two from this book.. It might be worth going back to Austin for a second look...if this gun is a Swiss transitional piece, at $ 999.00 it would be a tremendous buy... Or it might just be a "parts" gun put together from some P-08 and 1929 Bern parts. <img src="graemlins/yltype.gif" border="0" alt="[typing]" />