Old Luger Articles

Edward Tinker · 09-23-2002, 08:53 PM

Very interesting. Dwight, I am surprised that the word luger isn't a common name for German pistols, such as browning is in Europe for any small pistol. (i.e. the .32).
So Ron (or others) I wonder what the run time for magazines was then. I would imagine at least a month or two for when the magazine article was written?

May 1901 puts this as a fairly old Luger? From the American Handgunner article (I am not at home, so no gun books this trip) [quote] Having failed at U.S. military trials in 1897, the Borchardt was submitted to the Swiss government in the following year in The Swiss stated that they wanted a smaller weapon with an external safety, and so Georg went to work on a gun that the then-DWM offered in 1899 with a modified 7.65mm cartridge. ...Finally, two years later in 1901, the Swiss ordered 3,000 Parabellums from DWM for service use. The Swiss authorities would refer to this historic gun as the Pistole 1900. These first guns bore grip safties and the Geneva Cross national emblem over the chamber.
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So, what kind of things jump out at you for differences, if any in the picture and an example you have?

09-23-2002, 08:53 PM	#1
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,966 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked 4,595 Times in 2,116 Posts	Very interesting. Dwight, I am surprised that the word luger isn't a common name for German pistols, such as browning is in Europe for any small pistol. (i.e. the .32). So Ron (or others) I wonder what the run time for magazines was then. I would imagine at least a month or two for when the magazine article was written? May 1901 puts this as a fairly old Luger? From the American Handgunner article (I am not at home, so no gun books this trip) [quote] Having failed at U.S. military trials in 1897, the Borchardt was submitted to the Swiss government in the following year in The Swiss stated that they wanted a smaller weapon with an external safety, and so Georg went to work on a gun that the then-DWM offered in 1899 with a modified 7.65mm cartridge. ...Finally, two years later in 1901, the Swiss ordered 3,000 Parabellums from DWM for service use. The Swiss authorities would refer to this historic gun as the Pistole 1900. These first guns bore grip safties and the Geneva Cross national emblem over the chamber. <hr></blockquote> So, what kind of things jump out at you for differences, if any in the picture and an example you have? __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

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