(Duplicate posting moved from the early luger section ) :
John S.,
I think your last posting probably was meant to be placed in the Swiss section where an A&F luger is/was being discussed...this discussion is about an AE luger.
Regarding the A&F lugers. They are not really "Swiss" lugers. A sporting goods store in the USA had 100 or so brought over to boost sales of commercial lugers by ordering them with a Swiss chamber marking and their company barrel inscription...taking advantage of the inherent and implied high level of quality with the "made in Switzerland" moniker.
But these 100 pistols were made by the Germans and not by the Swiss.
Author V. Bobba surmises this is the first historic occassion of luger "boosting" for comercial gain by this American firm, A&F.
These A&F lugers I would guess were never in the hands of Swiss Ordnance folks or Swiss shooters in CH...
The A&F luger on auction with RIA in the Swiss section discussion shows no oxidation or patina; thus my opinion it is a re-do.
I do not like the un-even beveled sides of the front toggle either...just above and below the DWM on the toggle. And it appears that some of the "DWM" scrolling along the top of the die stamping may have been lost as well. Especially with the "W".
Here is the wooden magazine marking :
