Pete,
Sorry that I respond only after a week. I was very busy with a 'Luger' project that took me all evenings (and some nights). I now have reasons to hope that this project will lead to the result I was aiming at... If so, I will post here a few interesting findings within few months.
Now to your questions.
My knowledge is based upon three sources (I think that is true for all of us)
1. Reading books
2. Examining Lugers
3. Learning from each other (like in this forum).
As to the size of the safety grips on the 1900 Swiss parabellums, I made myself not clear enough. In stead of 'length' I should have used the word 'width'.
The so called 'first series'(# 1-2000)of the 1900 Swiss Parabellum had a rather narrow grip safety (on my # 1062 this is 11 mm).
It was discovered soon that the skin of the hand, stretched between thumb and index, could be caught between the grip safety and the back grip strap. So for the 'second series' the grip safety was widened. (on my # 3643 - 4th variation, this is 17 mm).
My excuses Pete. Length and width. I was never very strong in maths at school. Hope that I passed at least this examination!
Best regards.
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Joop
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