Swiss luger 1906/1920 maybe rework?

stern13 · 04-26-2021, 10:28 PM

I bought last saturday a swiss luger 1906 with no military markings but german proof marks (N) the side plate and the dissamembly lever has other numbers than the rest of the parts. U-sights. A swiss luger 06/1920 should have the letter i, but there is no letter on my luger 06?!? The holster is from 1906. Swiss lugers 1906/1920 rework have serial numbers from 2000-3600.

gunnertwo · 04-27-2021, 03:16 AM

The barrel is Swiss proofed, perhaps it was changed in Switzerland? More pics would be great.

G2

stern13 · 04-27-2021, 12:51 PM

Sorry i can not upload pictures from my mobile phone. Always i have to log in and my pictures upload will not be posted!

Doubs · 04-27-2021, 01:48 PM

The lack of a suffix letter i on your Luger means only that it wasn't one of those imported into Switzerland from that block. In the years following WW1, the Swiss imported ex-military Lugers that were re-barreled in Germany or Switzerland to .30 caliber to be sold on the commercial market. They imported newly made short barrel .30 Lugers that met the conditions of the Versailles Treaty and they imported complete upper and lower sets without barrels to be barreled in Switzerland.

It's noted in Gortz & Sturgess that long frame Lugers with the cross-in-sunburst but without barrels were imported to be barreled and finished in Switzerland. IMO, your Luger is one of those.

stern13 · 04-27-2021, 02:51 PM

Second try pictures. There ist one picture with Geladen (Ladestandsanzeiger i don't know the english word for it). Another picture shows the number 51 instead of 19 underneath the dissasembly lever.

Doubs · 04-28-2021, 02:02 AM

"Geladen" means Loaded in English.

Dwight Gruber · 04-28-2021, 02:33 AM

could we please see a picture of the front of the frame with the serial number?

--Dwight

stern13 · 04-28-2021, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dwight Gruber

could we please see a picture of the front of the frame with the serial number?

--Dwight

Sorry i forgot. I dit it now.

04-26-2021, 10:28 PM	#1
stern13 New User Join Date: Apr 2021 Posts: 4 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Swiss luger 1906/1920 maybe rework? I bought last saturday a swiss luger 1906 with no military markings but german proof marks (N) the side plate and the dissamembly lever has other numbers than the rest of the parts. U-sights. A swiss luger 06/1920 should have the letter i, but there is no letter on my luger 06?!? The holster is from 1906. Swiss lugers 1906/1920 rework have serial numbers from 2000-3600. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by stern13; 04-26-2021 at 10:50 PM. Reason: one phrase more

04-27-2021, 02:51 PM	#5
stern13 New User Join Date: Apr 2021 Posts: 4 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Second try pictures. There ist one picture with Geladen (Ladestandsanzeiger i don't know the english word for it). Another picture shows the number 51 instead of 19 underneath the dissasembly lever. Attached Thumbnails

04-27-2021, 03:16 AM	#2
gunnertwo User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 621 Thanks: 822 Thanked 930 Times in 363 Posts	The barrel is Swiss proofed, perhaps it was changed in Switzerland? More pics would be great. G2

04-27-2021, 12:51 PM	#3
stern13 New User Join Date: Apr 2021 Posts: 4 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Sorry i can not upload pictures from my mobile phone. Always i have to log in and my pictures upload will not be posted!

04-27-2021, 01:48 PM	#4
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,696 Thanks: 792 Thanked 1,679 Times in 552 Posts	The lack of a suffix letter i on your Luger means only that it wasn't one of those imported into Switzerland from that block. In the years following WW1, the Swiss imported ex-military Lugers that were re-barreled in Germany or Switzerland to .30 caliber to be sold on the commercial market. They imported newly made short barrel .30 Lugers that met the conditions of the Versailles Treaty and they imported complete upper and lower sets without barrels to be barreled in Switzerland. It's noted in Gortz & Sturgess that long frame Lugers with the cross-in-sunburst but without barrels were imported to be barreled and finished in Switzerland. IMO, your Luger is one of those.

04-28-2021, 02:02 AM	#6
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,696 Thanks: 792 Thanked 1,679 Times in 552 Posts	"Geladen" means Loaded in English.

04-28-2021, 02:33 AM	#7
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,900 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,313 Times in 430 Posts	could we please see a picture of the front of the frame with the serial number? --Dwight