anyone know who made

romer12 · 02-13-2011, 05:15 PM

a luger front sight adjusting tool marked WILLIAM TELL and possible period when made...????............thanks

John Sabato · 02-14-2011, 09:26 AM

Please post some good photos of the device and perhaps it will jog someone's memory. I have no recollection of a front sight tool marked in this manner.

fausto · 02-15-2011, 05:52 PM

Hello!
I have surely seen in past some pictures on eBay of a William Tell marked front sight adjuster. It was - if I remember well - for 7,65 Parabellum Swiss Lugers. I collect Swiss Parabellums and related items and I have a wide range of sight adjusters. They are "all" commercial, made and sold to Swiss shooters along the first half of 1900. No one, as far as I know, has been found in military supply.
There are many models and some are really beautiful, complicated and well made, while others are less accurate and attractive. Some, with rotating "pusher", will damage the blue on your sight base, other, with just "pushing" pusher will not damage that. Some are marked (sometimes with colorful names as... William Tell or with the maker's logo) some are not.
Take care: many, marked with Swiss cross (both for 7.65mm and 9mm Parbellum) are more or less accurate recent reproductions that you will find at near all gunshows.
Hope that this can help...
Fausto

romer12 · 02-15-2011, 06:19 PM

thanks FAUSTO

this one does not reflect 'swiss', and the adjuster seems to slide
back and forth. heard about the swiss ones, but never hear of WILLIAM TELL or who made it.........thanks again. at least it's not made in China...................

romer12 · 02-21-2011, 02:53 PM

finially got a pic of the WILLIAM TELL marked luger front sight adjusting tool I mentioned earlier. Not swiss, I don't think, but who might have made it. ????

02-13-2011, 05:15 PM	#1
romer12 User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: N.J. Posts: 85 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	anyone know who made a luger front sight adjusting tool marked WILLIAM TELL and possible period when made...????............thanks __________________ blessed are those who expect nothing.........for they shall not be disappointed.

02-14-2011, 09:26 AM	#2
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,150 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	Please post some good photos of the device and perhaps it will jog someone's memory. I have no recollection of a front sight tool marked in this manner. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

02-15-2011, 06:19 PM	#4
romer12 User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: N.J. Posts: 85 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	thanks thanks FAUSTO this one does not reflect 'swiss', and the adjuster seems to slide back and forth. heard about the swiss ones, but never hear of WILLIAM TELL or who made it.........thanks again. at least it's not made in China................... __________________ blessed are those who expect nothing.........for they shall not be disappointed.

02-21-2011, 02:53 PM	#5
romer12 User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: N.J. Posts: 85 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	luger front sight adj. tool marked WILLIAM TELL finially got a pic of the WILLIAM TELL marked luger front sight adjusting tool I mentioned earlier. Not swiss, I don't think, but who might have made it. ???? Attached Thumbnails __________________ blessed are those who expect nothing.........for they shall not be disappointed.

02-15-2011, 05:52 PM	#3
fausto User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 22 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hello! I have surely seen in past some pictures on eBay of a William Tell marked front sight adjuster. It was - if I remember well - for 7,65 Parabellum Swiss Lugers. I collect Swiss Parabellums and related items and I have a wide range of sight adjusters. They are "all" commercial, made and sold to Swiss shooters along the first half of 1900. No one, as far as I know, has been found in military supply. There are many models and some are really beautiful, complicated and well made, while others are less accurate and attractive. Some, with rotating "pusher", will damage the blue on your sight base, other, with just "pushing" pusher will not damage that. Some are marked (sometimes with colorful names as... William Tell or with the maker's logo) some are not. Take care: many, marked with Swiss cross (both for 7.65mm and 9mm Parbellum) are more or less accurate recent reproductions that you will find at near all gunshows. Hope that this can help... Fausto