Questions about a 1929 Swiss Military

[rpbcps]

Phillipe,
I can add a little more information from my own research following my purchase of a deactivated 1906/29 Swiss Luger a few years ago.

The mark on the rear of the receiver is the 'Waffenfabrik' Bern marking.

The ‘M under cross’ is the proof of proof of Maj. Mühlemann, who was the factory inspector between 1913 and 1941.

I read that if a soldier elected to keep his firearm upon his retirement, before the weapon was released by the Swiss Military they were refurbished by the factory and stamped “P”, which on my example is stamped on the right-hand side of the frame.

The frame well of the 1906/29 were also stamped with the date of manufacture, month and year (two digits: MM.YY) on military and private sale pistols up to 1943.

[P. Octo]

Thanks to both of you; I had an inkling about the P and Muhlemann but I didn't know about the Waffenfabrik mark. I haven't found theMM/YY yet but will look for it.

[P. Octo]

Found it, I presume: 46 1 which I think means January 1946? But it doesn't tally with your 1943 observation so I may be mistaken...

[rpbcps]

Originally Posted by P. Octo

Found it, I presume: 46 1 which I think means January 1946? But it doesn't tally with your 1943 observation so I may be mistaken...

I am only learning about the 1906/29, and other Lugers from reading about them, so the "up to 1943" information may not be correct. 1946 was the final year of manufacture for these weapons I believe, but Maj. Mühlemann was the factory inspector between 1913 and 1941. So his mark would not be found on a 1906/29 produced in 1946? Again referring to my notes, I read that Major Hauri was the inspector between 1942 -1946

I have found with my other passion, Thompson Submachine guns, that a lot of the earlier books written on the subject contain some inaccurate information, which later books on the subject have corrected.

[P. Octo]

I quite agree and those figures may refer to something else: I only had a quick look and found them on the underside of the slide stamped on a square piece of metal roughly under the beginning of the chamber.

[rpbcps]

Originally Posted by P. Octo

I quite agree and those figures may refer to something else: I only had a quick look and found them on the underside of the slide stamped on a square piece of metal roughly under the beginning of the chamber.

I am away from home at the moment, travelling to North Africa for work, or I would have posted a photo of the location.

Which reminds me, I have a flight to catch at 06:15, so wake up call at 03:45 and it is now 20:10 here in Madrid, so time for a shower and get some sleep.