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Have been able to pick up a few numbered magazines for the 06/24 Bern Luger... Here are some photos to show the shape of the wood along the bottom that is typical Bern and the placement and font-size of the numbers.
It is not clear when the numbers were added...i.e. originally at the factory or later when a Luger was refurbished or by a local Swiss gunsmith or private Owner... ![]() ![]() |
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Nice mags Pete. I know it may be easier for you to type "06/24 Bern" rather than "06 W+F " or "06 W+F Bern", and you have explained that before, but doggone it there ain't no such thing as 06/24 Bern. The Swiss began making their own Lugers in 1918 not 1924. I hate to be a pain in the neck about such a picky thing, but the new folks need to learn the proper nomenclature rather than perpetuating a myth that was created in the '50s when we didn't know any better.
Thanks for the excellent photos that show the pronounced step for the knobs that is typical of a Swiss produced wooden magazine base.
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Yep...Ron...just lazy when I type.
I will give up the '24 Bern thing when others give up "Black Widow"... BTW...I do own another Bern Luger that is actually made in 1924...so I guess I can alway call that one my '24 Bern... ![]() |
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Pete, you can't get away with it, not when I was being lazy and said "Simson Suhl" and you corrected me to Simson & Co, Suhl
![]() ![]() ![]() that said, nice mag display, can you add more and we'll make it a sticky as examples?
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Ed...
IIRC...I think I corrected you when you typed "Simpson & Suhl"... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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I doubt it Pete, my wifes says i never make mistakes she doesn't approve of, so...
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