Swiss Luger from Turkey

[ithacaartist]

I haven't read that particular book yet either, Ev. I presume it would contain the info needed to help generally identify yours. We are recommending that you read your copy.

I'm not so familiar with Swiss, but yours has the Swiss/1900 style pencil-taper barrel. Switzerland provided DWM with its very first military contract, so you may have a DWM built commercial (see * below) Swiss, if such a thing exists. The earliest Swiss made Lugers were, I think, assembled in Bern using some parts made by DWM, which might explain your toggle? *The Swiss stamp their pistols with a "P" if it is non-military/public. Formerly military or police pistols are stamped this way when released for private purchase/phased out and sold. Yours is also on a '06 style frame. Now, my well is empty; perhaps I'll read the book...

Your first or second post was concerning a gun I recalled as a Persian; my impression was / is that it was something unusual--thought it was a Persian. I'll go back and look.

David