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MFC · 08-24-2011, 09:03 PM

Hi Mike,
Thanks for showing your M1906 Swiss Alphabet commercial. It’s one of my favorites. According to Still's Weimar Lugers it was made in 1921 at the beginning of the Alphabet commercial series which began with #2000i. Your Luger #2049i is a very scarce example with a factory original barrel.

The story of this very interesting Luger variation as told to me by Bob Simpson…

These lugers were made for the Swiss commercial market. Most of the Lugers in this series were sent to Switzerland without barrels. The Swiss installed Hammerli made barrels which included the Abercrombie & Fitch marked barrels. Very few had factory original barrels installed.

I own #2381i which I purchased from Simpson’s. The ‘Cross in Sunburst’ is in my avatar. It is the same configuration as Mike’s, but doesn’t have the ‘Germany’ export stamp.

08-24-2011, 09:03 PM	#10
MFC User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 183 Thanked 281 Times in 162 Posts	Hi Mike, Thanks for showing your M1906 Swiss Alphabet commercial. It’s one of my favorites. According to Still's Weimar Lugers it was made in 1921 at the beginning of the Alphabet commercial series which began with #2000i. Your Luger #2049i is a very scarce example with a factory original barrel. The story of this very interesting Luger variation as told to me by Bob Simpson… These lugers were made for the Swiss commercial market. Most of the Lugers in this series were sent to Switzerland without barrels. The Swiss installed Hammerli made barrels which included the Abercrombie & Fitch marked barrels. Very few had factory original barrels installed. I own #2381i which I purchased from Simpson’s. The ‘Cross in Sunburst’ is in my avatar. It is the same configuration as Mike’s, but doesn’t have the ‘Germany’ export stamp. __________________ Mike C.