First of all, the designation â??06/24 Swissâ? is totally erroneous and I wish people would stop using it. The Swiss began tooling-up/producing their own Luger in 1917, with the first issue beginning in 1918. Since this Luger is of the 1906 pattern, the proper designation should be â??1906 Waffenfabrik Bernâ?, or â??Mod. 06 W+Fâ?, the official designation by the Swiss.
Your Luger is a VERY early production 1906 W+F. The serial numbering of these Lugers picked up sequentially after the DWM production with #15216, so your Luger would be the 58th produced by the Swiss. I find it very unlikely that at the beginning of production the Swiss would suddenly toss in a 9mm example. As Pete has pointed out, serious authors on Swiss Lugers have not indicated that there was such a variant produced. Since you do not have Bobbaâ??s book, I will tell you that your Luger is not shown on page 145, or any other page.
Other than the 9mm caliber of your Luger, all other aspects appear to be totally correct for an original Mod. 06 W+F, including the peculiar â??steppedâ? breechblock. I leave the determination of the authenticity of this piece to you.
P.S. I hope the forest fires earlier this year did not affect you or your property,
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If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction
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