Swiss Luger Markings

CHARLESL · 04-13-2009, 04:33 PM

I recently saw 2 Lugers that had markings on the frame above the take down lever and in front of the side plate. They were
P-52 and P-56 on the other gun. What are these numbers?? I was told they were stamped with the year they were released from the swiss Armory. Any comments on what they would be appreciated
Thanks
Chuck Lobrano

Guisan · 04-13-2009, 06:19 PM

Well Switzerland had and has a militia army, soldiers did serve till the year they reached the age of 48 and Officers even served longer (nowadays it's all less long).
As all Swiss armed militia members the Officers and NCO's armed with pistols got the opportunity to keep or turn in their guns at the end of their military career, when they decided to keep the gun it was "de-militarized" by the arsenal by stamping it as P(rivate) and till 1964 the year of privatization was added also.
Just a P means privatized past 1964.

Guisan.

Guisan.

04-13-2009, 04:33 PM	#1
CHARLESL User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Long Beach Mississippi Posts: 42 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Swiss Luger Markings I recently saw 2 Lugers that had markings on the frame above the take down lever and in front of the side plate. They were P-52 and P-56 on the other gun. What are these numbers?? I was told they were stamped with the year they were released from the swiss Armory. Any comments on what they would be appreciated Thanks Chuck Lobrano

04-13-2009, 06:19 PM	#2
Guisan User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 112 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Well Switzerland had and has a militia army, soldiers did serve till the year they reached the age of 48 and Officers even served longer (nowadays it's all less long). As all Swiss armed militia members the Officers and NCO's armed with pistols got the opportunity to keep or turn in their guns at the end of their military career, when they decided to keep the gun it was "de-militarized" by the arsenal by stamping it as P(rivate) and till 1964 the year of privatization was added also. Just a P means privatized past 1964. Guisan. Guisan. __________________ Fight to your last cartridge, then fight with your bayonets. No surrender. Fight to the death. --Gen. Henri Guisan, Switzerland, July '40