First Luger Questions
 

I am about to get my first Luger, a post-war Interarms Mauser, 6" barrel (I'll post pictures later) that will come with box, test target, and accessories.

My questions are:

1) What is the difference between a "Swiss" frame and German frame? Is the difference easy to see in a photograph?

2) What does the "loading tool" do and how does it work?

Thanks

Welcome to the forum. In a Swiss frame, the front strap of the grip is completely straight from trigger guard to heel. In the German frame, the front strap has a slight bulge at the heel where the front strap swells out a bit. All German Lugers have this swell. I personally prefer the look of the swelled front strap and do not like the straight front strap.
The loading tool has two main functions. The first is a flat head screwdriver end used to remove the grip screws. The second is as a magazine loader. You place the tool, bent end down, over the follower button on an empty magazine. The oblong cut in the circular cutout will fit over the follower button and allow you to pull the follower down with your thumb as you load the magazine. It just makes loading a little easier.

How to use the tool.

Hello Aheran
Welcome to the forum.
My first luger was also a Mauser Interarms,great gun. Lots of fun to shoot.Still have it. You will find lugers are hard to part with!
The screwdriver part of the loading tool can also be used to remove the firing pin retainer, That is so you can clean the firing pin when you field strip the gun.

Bob

You guys make me proud to me a member!

Do any Swiss Lugers have the stock lug???

This is the only swiss icould find with a stock lug
 

It belong to the only swiss carbine I could find in Bobo's book 'PARABELLUM'

Wow! You guys know your stuff. Just the answers I was looking for -- and with photos!

I plan to shoot it soon after it arrives from the seller. Any tips on preparation, shooting and ammo. I have a box of Remington 9mm Luger FMJ ball -- don't plan to use HP.

What can I expect? Recoil? Loading? Accuracy? Care and maintenance? Safety?

cirelaw, are you sure that is swiss??
 

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Yes on page 88 Parabellum

Hmmmm. So is there a difference between Swiss Lugers and "Swiss style" Lugers, as in the modern Mauser Parabellum models? It seems Swiss Lugers had the grip bulge at the heel same as the German. I was looking at all the Swiss Lugers on Simpson Ltd's web site and all have the lower grip bulge. I'm confused again (but that's not unusual).

Only the Swiss 06/29 (model 1906/1929) has the straight front grip strap. Mauser copied that design starting in the 70's. All earlier Swiss models have the bulge.

Swiss: Top a 6/24, bottom a 6/29

FN

Ron,
I may ask you to look at the top of your tool if there are markings like on the top of the tools of the added photo.
Thanks for looking!
Regards Klaus

Hi Klaus,

Here's are photos of the tool I used. What is the significance of the marks?

Ron

Ron,
if it´s length is about 51,5 mm long I would say it is a Police tool without acceptance mark.
Can I see a front photo? If the groove is to the right side than it´s a Police tool. Only III Reich Police tools are in the white, about 51,5 mm long and have the groove to the right. They usually have some "marks" on the top.
Yours would be the first one without the acceptance I have seen.
Thanks for your help and time.
With best regards from Germany
Klaus

Klaus,

It is almost exactly 51.1 MM long. Sorry for the bad photos.

What would you say if you compare both tools?
There are some communities.

Thanks a lot for the photos.

Can I have some better/ bigger for my archiv?

My email would be grafschaft@gmx.de

Klaus

Klaus,

They are indeed very similar. I will put this one away. I have been using it as my "shooter" reloading tool. I will send you some much better photos,very soon.

Thanks...

Ron

My apologies to Al for Hi-Jacking his post.

Ron