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BILL · 04-21-2001, 08:10 PM

The early 7.65mm barrels were usually what is referred to as the 'tapered' barrel. I agree that it is a more graceful appearing barrel and actually gives the 'sinister' Luger a longer, lighter look than the later barrels. It is found on many early models, not just the Swiss. It is a very desirable variation to have, in my opinion. The 7.65mm of later years is comparable to the 9mm barrels with only the caliber being different. I am not sure why the manufacturing change (possibly tooling standardization) but to my knowledge there are three distinct barrel types, the tapered barrel, the fat barrel and the standard barrel. It would be interesting to know if there is a distinct advantage to either, but I have never seen the thin or tapered barrel in nine millimeter. I have examples of the 7.65mm in both the standard and tapered models.

04-21-2001, 08:10 PM	#2
BILL User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Western Washington Posts: 826 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: barrels The early 7.65mm barrels were usually what is referred to as the 'tapered' barrel. I agree that it is a more graceful appearing barrel and actually gives the 'sinister' Luger a longer, lighter look than the later barrels. It is found on many early models, not just the Swiss. It is a very desirable variation to have, in my opinion. The 7.65mm of later years is comparable to the 9mm barrels with only the caliber being different. I am not sure why the manufacturing change (possibly tooling standardization) but to my knowledge there are three distinct barrel types, the tapered barrel, the fat barrel and the standard barrel. It would be interesting to know if there is a distinct advantage to either, but I have never seen the thin or tapered barrel in nine millimeter. I have examples of the 7.65mm in both the standard and tapered models.