Swiss Military Review article on the M1900

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Originally Posted by Mauser 712

If I understand the information on the front cover on my first edition Swiss manual, it appears that the M1900 Swiss Luger pistol was approved by the Federal Counsel on 2 April 1901 and the manual likely printed in 'X11 1901' by a printing press in Switzerland.

Not the pistol was approved on 2 April 1901 by Swiss Government but the manual (the gun was approved by the Swiss Government on 4 Mai 1900 as Pistol Model 1900). It seems that the Federal Council (Bundesrat) approved the manual on the basis of the German text and that the translation in French was made in Mai 1901 or even later, presumably by Major de Meuron, who was a member of the Rifle Commission.

Attached a letter from Director von Stürler (W+F) to the Ordnance Department (KMV) from 14 Mai 1901.

Alexander