Swiss Cross - Help needed...

Dok · 10-07-2002, 10:10 AM

Would anyone out there happen to have artwork of the Swiss Cross in Sunburst that appears on the chamber of Swiss Lugers? Any black & white line art in JPG or other electronic form would be most helpful. Please email if so.

Dok <the_dok@bigfoot.com>

Brandon · 10-07-2002, 10:19 AM

Dok,
I have a really close-up picture but, it's a picture in Gun Report magazine....

I don't know if this would be of any help?

Let me know, Brandon

Herb · 10-07-2002, 12:02 PM

Doc, assuming you have a fair library, there is a good rendering of it on page 267 of John walter's The Luger Book. My darn digital camera quit transferring to the computer or I would take a pic of it for you. Darn, and this is your first post in a long time! Glad to see you are still here.

Pete Ebbink · 11-24-2002, 12:14 AM

Hello Dok !

Hope your health is continuing to improve...

Here is a scanned photo from Bobba's swiss luger book, from page 106. Looks like it has 80 "petals"...

Regards,

Pete... <img src="graemlins/yltype.gif" border="0" alt="[typing]" />

John Sabato · 11-25-2002, 10:39 AM

Pete,

Thanks for posting that excellent photograph. That is the best photo of the swiss over-chamber crest I have even seen. I guess I may have to save my pennies and buy that Bobba book after all.

Ron Wood · 11-25-2002, 11:09 AM

John,
It is a bit expensive, but I don't think you would regret the purchase. It is sheer enjoyment and the pictures are fabulous.

Pete Ebbink · 11-27-2002, 07:36 PM

John,

Agree with Ron on the book. All lugers shown/photographed are museum-quality pieces.

There is also an invaluable section that compares, in detail, various parts on DWM and Bern lugers as the models changed. This is as good as a similar section in R. Gibson's book, The Krieghoff Parabellum. This book actually teaches you what to expect and look for in the various models with side-by-side close-up detailed photos.

Unlike that "Navy Luger" book which discussed everthing except what various Navy variations should look like.

I will go even further in my recommendation :

Buy the book. If you do not think it valuable, I will buy it from you at your costs...

Regards,

Pete... <img src="graemlins/yltype.gif" border="0" alt="[typing]" />

10-07-2002, 10:10 AM	#1
Dok RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Bermuda (Eat Your Heart Out) Posts: 1,626 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Swiss Cross - Help needed... Would anyone out there happen to have artwork of the Swiss Cross in Sunburst that appears on the chamber of Swiss Lugers? Any black & white line art in JPG or other electronic form would be most helpful. Please email if so. Dok <the_dok@bigfoot.com> __________________ You can never be too rich; too thin; or too well armed! http://www.centercustomcases.com/

10-07-2002, 12:02 PM	#3
Herb User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Utah, in the land of the Sleeping Rainbow Posts: 1,457 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Doc, assuming you have a fair library, there is a good rendering of it on page 267 of John walter's The Luger Book. My darn digital camera quit transferring to the computer or I would take a pic of it for you. Darn, and this is your first post in a long time! Glad to see you are still here. __________________ Utah, where gun control means a steady trigger pull

11-25-2002, 10:39 AM	#5
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	Pete, Thanks for posting that excellent photograph. That is the best photo of the swiss over-chamber crest I have even seen. I guess I may have to save my pennies and buy that Bobba book after all. __________________ 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..."*

11-25-2002, 11:09 AM	#6
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 6,986 Thanks: 1,065 Thanked 5,088 Times in 1,674 Posts	John, It is a bit expensive, but I don't think you would regret the purchase. It is sheer enjoyment and the pictures are fabulous. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

10-07-2002, 10:19 AM	#2
Brandon User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Tennessee, USA Posts: 329 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Dok, I have a really close-up picture but, it's a picture in Gun Report magazine.... I don't know if this would be of any help? Let me know, Brandon

11-24-2002, 12:14 AM	#4
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Hello Dok ! Hope your health is continuing to improve... Here is a scanned photo from Bobba's swiss luger book, from page 106. Looks like it has 80 "petals"... Regards, Pete... <img src="graemlins/yltype.gif" border="0" alt="[typing]" />

11-27-2002, 07:36 PM	#7
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	John, Agree with Ron on the book. All lugers shown/photographed are museum-quality pieces. There is also an invaluable section that compares, in detail, various parts on DWM and Bern lugers as the models changed. This is as good as a similar section in R. Gibson's book, The Krieghoff Parabellum. This book actually teaches you what to expect and look for in the various models with side-by-side close-up detailed photos. Unlike that "Navy Luger" book which discussed everthing except what various Navy variations should look like. I will go even further in my recommendation : Buy the book. If you do not think it valuable, I will buy it from you at your costs... Regards, Pete... <img src="graemlins/yltype.gif" border="0" alt="[typing]" />