Four Major Swiss Luger Variations

raygun · 04-19-2014, 11:16 PM

Ron , I have just purchased my first swiss, sold to me as a 06/24 but I will take your advise and refer to it as a 06 WFB. will post up some pics when it arrives. question on the 06/29 which I'm sure you have addressed many times. I agree it barely passes muster as a Luger, not a pretty gun , none the less has its place. What was the purpose of the redesign, I'm led to believe it was to reduce the cost of manufacture ? what were the most significant changes apart from the obvious apearance?

regards
Chris

Stucki · 04-20-2014, 10:09 AM

The production cost was the only reason for the new design of the pistol. When the Waffenfabrik Bern (W+F) started to produce their Model 1900/06 the price per pistol was up the 400 Swiss Francs. During the years they brought down the price to 225 Swiss Francs, which was still very expensive.

Therefore studies have been conducted at the end of the 1920s, how the Model 1900/06 could be produced cheaper. Four main points have been proposed by the W+F:
1. omit the grip safety
2. delivery of 2 instead of 3 magazines per pistol
3. omit the lanyard ring
4. plastic grips instead of wood grips.

It was decided to implement all these points with the exception of point 1. Together with the other well-known external simplifications the W+F could bring down the price to 160 Swiss Francs per pistol.

The responsible engineer for the redesign of the pistol was Adolf Furrer, the acting Director of the W+F.

Alexander

04-19-2014, 11:16 PM	#1
raygun User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: brisbane Posts: 150 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Ron , I have just purchased my first swiss, sold to me as a 06/24 but I will take your advise and refer to it as a 06 WFB. will post up some pics when it arrives. question on the 06/29 which I'm sure you have addressed many times. I agree it barely passes muster as a Luger, not a pretty gun , none the less has its place. What was the purpose of the redesign, I'm led to believe it was to reduce the cost of manufacture ? what were the most significant changes apart from the obvious apearance? regards Chris __________________ arma tuentur pacem

04-20-2014, 10:09 AM	#2
Stucki User Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 84 Thanks: 1 Thanked 130 Times in 34 Posts	The production cost was the only reason for the new design of the pistol. When the Waffenfabrik Bern (W+F) started to produce their Model 1900/06 the price per pistol was up the 400 Swiss Francs. During the years they brought down the price to 225 Swiss Francs, which was still very expensive. Therefore studies have been conducted at the end of the 1920s, how the Model 1900/06 could be produced cheaper. Four main points have been proposed by the W+F: 1. omit the grip safety 2. delivery of 2 instead of 3 magazines per pistol 3. omit the lanyard ring 4. plastic grips instead of wood grips. It was decided to implement all these points with the exception of point 1. Together with the other well-known external simplifications the W+F could bring down the price to 160 Swiss Francs per pistol. The responsible engineer for the redesign of the pistol was Adolf Furrer, the acting Director of the W+F. Alexander