Comerical or Military

hayhugh · 11-24-2014, 11:51 AM

How do you tell the difference between the commercial and the Military 1900 Swiss contract? I have attached photos and will attach photos of any other part of the gun to resolve this issue. Thank you, Hugh

Should be able to zoom in on these photos.

Ron Wood · 11-24-2014, 11:58 AM

Your gun is military. It has the Swiss cross acceptance stamps on the barrel and receiver and the +/V military inspector (Voglesang) stamp.
Commercial Swiss do not have these marks and bear BUG commercial proofs/

Dwight Gruber · 11-24-2014, 12:03 PM

Military contract Swiss model 1900s are identified by the Swiss cross proof and Swiss military acceptance marks on the left receiver, as seen in your example. The earliest Swiss military contract pistols have only the Swiss cross proof.

Swiss commercial Old Model Parabellums have the full suite of c/B,U,G German commercial proofs.

--Dwight

Dang, Ron beat me to it

kurusu · 11-24-2014, 12:28 PM

Your question was already rightly answered.

But I too have a question. What's the wrong ammo doing in the picture?

hayhugh · 11-24-2014, 12:49 PM

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What's the wrong ammo doing in the picture?

I only clean off enough of the bench to work on the current project. That way I always know where every thing is....Ya, right!

11-24-2014, 11:51 AM	#1
hayhugh User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Florida/Penna Posts: 882 Thanks: 848 Thanked 507 Times in 270 Posts	Comerical or Military How do you tell the difference between the commercial and the Military 1900 Swiss contract? I have attached photos and will attach photos of any other part of the gun to resolve this issue. Thank you, Hugh Should be able to zoom in on these photos. Attached Thumbnails

11-24-2014, 11:58 AM	#2
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	Your gun is military. It has the Swiss cross acceptance stamps on the barrel and receiver and the +/V military inspector (Voglesang) stamp. Commercial Swiss do not have these marks and bear BUG commercial proofs/ __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

11-24-2014, 12:49 PM	#5
hayhugh User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Florida/Penna Posts: 882 Thanks: 848 Thanked 507 Times in 270 Posts	HTML Code: What's the wrong ammo doing in the picture? I only clean off enough of the bench to work on the current project. That way I always know where every thing is....Ya, right!

11-24-2014, 12:03 PM	#3
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,889 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,281 Times in 423 Posts	Military contract Swiss model 1900s are identified by the Swiss cross proof and Swiss military acceptance marks on the left receiver, as seen in your example. The earliest Swiss military contract pistols have only the Swiss cross proof. Swiss commercial Old Model Parabellums have the full suite of c/B,U,G German commercial proofs. --Dwight Dang, Ron beat me to it

11-24-2014, 12:28 PM	#4
kurusu User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,225 Thanks: 2,679 Thanked 929 Times in 509 Posts	Your question was already rightly answered. But I too have a question. What's the wrong ammo doing in the picture?