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mrerick · 12-03-2017, 11:46 AM

IIRC, your Swiss W+F was one of the first 600 or so made under license at Bern. Probably dates to late 1921.

I don't think that the firing pin numbered that way is original to the gun. Does it have a Swiss proof mark on it? There should be a small cross acceptance mark.

Mine has an all blue sear bar, and I don't have an explanation for the part of yours that is without finish.

It's possible someone doing action work replaced the firing pin and sear. That could explain changing both.

It's also unlikely that the sight would be filed that way by someone at Bern and then left unfinished.

These are very well made Lugers. I personally don't shoot my collectible pistols because of the potential for breaking numbered parts. I have another finish challengedMauser 9mm military Luger for shooting.

That said, this one was likely reworked for someone that used it to target shoot.

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mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,900 Thanks: 1,370 Thanked 3,094 Times in 1,503 Posts	IIRC, your Swiss W+F was one of the first 600 or so made under license at Bern. Probably dates to late 1921. I don't think that the firing pin numbered that way is original to the gun. Does it have a Swiss proof mark on it? There should be a small cross acceptance mark. Mine has an all blue sear bar, and I don't have an explanation for the part of yours that is without finish. It's possible someone doing action work replaced the firing pin and sear. That could explain changing both. It's also unlikely that the sight would be filed that way by someone at Bern and then left unfinished. These are very well made Lugers. I personally don't shoot my collectible pistols because of the potential for breaking numbered parts. I have another finish challengedMauser 9mm military Luger for shooting. That said, this one was likely reworked for someone that used it to target shoot. __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.