needs help with price on swiss luger.

Pete Ebbink · 02-05-2006, 12:24 PM

Green 57,

Based on the luger serial number, it was made in 1922 when the Swiss Bern arsenal made 2,130 lugers that year.

This luger is the Model 1906 W+F; otherwise known as the '24 Bern.

With the outbreak of WWI, the Swiss could no longer secure lugers from German; as all the production went to the German war effort. The '24 Bern was the first time the luger was made outside of Germany and the first time the Swiss made their own. It's production run started in 1918...(not sure why USA collectors did not call it the '18 Bern...).

If this luger is in factory original finish and all parts matching, I would think it would run the in $ 2500-3000 USD price range here in the USA. Pricing in Europe is usually much less.

02-05-2006, 12:24 PM	#11
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	Green 57, Based on the luger serial number, it was made in 1922 when the Swiss Bern arsenal made 2,130 lugers that year. This luger is the Model 1906 W+F; otherwise known as the '24 Bern. With the outbreak of WWI, the Swiss could no longer secure lugers from German; as all the production went to the German war effort. The '24 Bern was the first time the luger was made outside of Germany and the first time the Swiss made their own. It's production run started in 1918...(not sure why USA collectors did not call it the '18 Bern...). If this luger is in factory original finish and all parts matching, I would think it would run the in $ 2500-3000 USD price range here in the USA. Pricing in Europe is usually much less.