They have managed to stay neutral in the worst of times, but they have always been prepared for defense. When you serve in the military there, you end up taking the weapon you were trained with home with you after your service is over, in the event you should need to be recalled. Can you imagine how difficult a house to house takeover would be in Switzerland? That is why the Germans didn't try it in WW2.
The swiss guns are found in remarkably good shape because the swiss have/had a very intensive maintenance program for their ordnance... Guns were probably refinished on an annual or at least periodic basis to make sure they not only functioned but look good. The swiss Lugers were refinished many times by the swiss arsenal at Bern... A refinish on swiss guns is ususally a really good one.
Good luck on your gun purchase, it is a very nice one...and welcome to the Lugerforum.
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