Is this a rare Swiss Luger?

[Michael Zeleny]

Than IPSIC came….today’s shooters demand bells and whistles, military of that time didn’t.

Jan Foss of Norway won the 1976 IPSC World Shoot II Salzburg, Austria with a customized SIG P210-5.

[Michael Zeleny]

I have never been a fan of the lug-less, non-grip-knob Lugers...but the grip safety here looks odd...The pistol seems to be on "Fire", but the grip safety is depressed...

Probably an easily fixed broken safety lever spring. At £1,264.38, the gun is cheap enough even as a fantasy piece. I am skeptical about claims that Swiss Lugers cannot be made to work with 9mm barrels.

Is the grip safety independent of the thumb safety (free to swing in or out), or is it pinned to the thumb safety mechanism (so that it would follow the thumb safety linkage)???

On W+F 1906/29 pistols, putting the safety lever on "S" merely prevents the grip safety from being depressed.

[Ron Wood]

Originally Posted by Michael Zeleny

Probably an easily fixed broken safety lever spring.

Usually the safety lever spring is not broken (but as Michael said, it is easily replaced if it is). About 90+% of the time, the grip safety is not properly assembled to engage the spring.