Historical Swiss B-L's...

[Pete Ebbink]

Since Albert Beliard has come out and posted his photo in the Rogue's Gallery, I figured it would be safe to post this other photo...

If I recall it was taken at the Bern Museum in Switzerland in the 1995-96 timeframe...

What is significant (in addition to Albert's handsomeness... ) is what Albert is holding in his hands...

The two pistols are the 1898-1899 era Borchart-Luger pistols...No. 5 and No. 6. If I am correct, these are the two oldest pistols, existing, that began to develop into the luger as we know them...

No. 5 is on top and No. 6 is on the bottom...

Albert showed exceptional character...a lesser gentleman would have run down the street and not looked back...!



Regards,

Pete... <img border="0" alt="[typing]" title="" src="graemlins/yltype.gif" />