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09-23-2005, 01:47 PM | #1 |
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Found a nice swiss pouch
At a gathering in Belgium:
It's the steel version with a small proofmark on the body. The leather pouch bears the logo of a sattler in Zollbruck ( name ending with ...garten, difficult to read) and a number '18' on the back. Came complete with cloth wipes and a full grease can. Looked good to me and the price was interesting, to say the least. |
09-23-2005, 02:03 PM | #2 |
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Very nice Gerben . I beleive the steel version is the hard one to find.
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09-23-2005, 08:11 PM | #4 |
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They should make a very nice addition to your collection. Nice find!
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09-23-2005, 08:15 PM | #5 |
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Hi Gerben,
I have been told the black steel version came out around 1949...at the end of the M1929 luger series, but in time for the SIG pistol. Or was steel replaced for brass during WWII...??? Do you or other members have more info. that establishes what I have heard as factual ? |
09-24-2005, 03:16 AM | #6 |
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Hi Gerben,
Really good find. As you know, I have just moved in Belgium and I do not know retailers or Gun Sellers in this area so far. May be you can help me about this matter. Have fun. Ciao Mauro
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09-24-2005, 06:00 AM | #7 |
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Hi Pete,
I really don't know. Steel is a bit easier to obtain than brass, but don't know if the Swiss encountered supply problems during any of both wars. Steel is also cheaper, so it might have been just a budget decision somewhere along the road. They also did their best to cut costs on Swiss Parabellum production, so I'm thinking towards that direction. Both the lid and the body have Swiss cross marks. Mauro: I did get the gentleman's address, as he had quite a bit of nice Swiss trinkets lying about. |
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Hi Gerben,
I have no idea either, but Rutsch`` s book is saying steel cleaning kits were used during WWI to save brass. |
09-28-2005, 06:05 AM | #9 |
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Roland,
Interesting. The number on the back of the pouches. Is that an issue date or just an inventory / registration number? |
09-28-2005, 11:59 AM | #10 |
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Gerben,
normally it is an issue ore date of producinge , together with the makers name. I have not seen only the issue date without the maker. This is an example of one of my pouches made in 1915 : http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload/simg0018.jpg |
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