1842... Technically not a Luger

panda · 01-03-2006, 08:18 AM

Strictily speaking this post is in the wrong section but since I believe the subject will only be of interest to Swiss Luger collectors, I'll nevertheless post it here.

Here's an 1842 militia pistol that has equipped both the Confederate army (with Swiss cross) and the cantonal militias (with cantonal marking). This one has been used by the militia of the canton of Vaud

and has been marked accordingly.

It was the regular gun used at the time of the Swiss civil war "Sonderbund-Krieg" in 1847 that led to the modern Swiss federal State (1848).

More details on the gun/militia of Vaud can be found here: Feulibre

01-03-2006, 08:18 AM	#1
panda User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 148 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	1842... Technically not a Luger Strictily speaking this post is in the wrong section but since I believe the subject will only be of interest to Swiss Luger collectors, I'll nevertheless post it here. Here's an 1842 militia pistol that has equipped both the Confederate army (with Swiss cross) and the cantonal militias (with cantonal marking). This one has been used by the militia of the canton of Vaud and has been marked accordingly. It was the regular gun used at the time of the Swiss civil war "Sonderbund-Krieg" in 1847 that led to the modern Swiss federal State (1848). More details on the gun/militia of Vaud can be found here: Feulibre