1900 Swiss Luger

panda · 08-30-2004, 11:58 AM

Not much to add to what Pete's just said.

Only the very early P1900 mags were factory-numbered. This insert-free mag belongs most likely to a P06/24 and has been numbered to match the gun's s/n.
I can see two reasons for the s/n:
a) The owner numbered for identification purposes (the strange thing is that these numbers only seem to have been added on the P06/24 mags).
b) Some poorly informed previous seller numbered it to make it look a match (numbered mags are in general common for Lugers but exceptional for Swiss lugers).

Right now, I cannot explain the presence of the flaming bomb. It almost certainly isn't of Swiss origin (I haven't seen it on the W+F 1882 revolvers of the same period either), maybe DWM. If nobody else can in the meantime, I'll let you know if I can find further information in the Swiss literature.

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08-30-2004, 11:58 AM	#4
panda User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 148 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Not much to add to what Pete's just said. Only the very early P1900 mags were factory-numbered. This insert-free mag belongs most likely to a P06/24 and has been numbered to match the gun's s/n. I can see two reasons for the s/n: a) The owner numbered for identification purposes (the strange thing is that these numbers only seem to have been added on the P06/24 mags). b) Some poorly informed previous seller numbered it to make it look a match (numbered mags are in general common for Lugers but exceptional for Swiss lugers). Right now, I cannot explain the presence of the flaming bomb. It almost certainly isn't of Swiss origin (I haven't seen it on the W+F 1882 revolvers of the same period either), maybe DWM. If nobody else can in the meantime, I'll let you know if I can find further information in the Swiss literature.