Swiss magazine loading tool...

Guisan · 09-04-2012, 12:33 PM

The lid of the cleaning tool.

It's not in the manuals but it was officially recommended after the first 00's were issued.
In 1951 another tool was patented by Oskar Stauss just that one never went in production. Other tools in use were half round "hooks" that clip in place behind the follower knob.

Photobucket is in some kind of error now so the picture might sometimes disappear for a while.

Guisan.

Neil Young · 09-04-2012, 12:48 PM

Neat tool. I'll bet that it is more comfortable to use than the standard tool.

Neil

Lugerdoc · 09-06-2012, 11:11 AM

With the large diameter of the lid shown, it might be a problem using it to get the last couple of round into mag using it; but certainly better than nothing. I guess that the standard German loading tools, didn't appear until the military acceptance in 1908? Comments? TH

Guisan · 09-06-2012, 02:54 PM

The German loading tool was never used in the Swiss military. The screwdriver, the cleaning rod plus brushes and the grip handle lid did the same thing.

I tried it out with the lid and it works well till the last cartridge as it slides off center when fully down.

Guisan.

Stucki · 02-10-2013, 10:47 AM

here are the other loading tools, mentioned by Guisan.

Alexander

rhuff · 02-10-2013, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stucki

here are the other loading tools, mentioned by Guisan.

Alexander

Now that one looks like it would be very comfortable to use. I would love to try out one of these.

Sergio Natali · 03-05-2013, 09:14 AM

Great, with Lugers there is always something interesting to learn!

09-04-2012, 12:33 PM	#1
Guisan User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 112 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Swiss magazine loading tool... The lid of the cleaning tool. It's not in the manuals but it was officially recommended after the first 00's were issued. In 1951 another tool was patented by Oskar Stauss just that one never went in production. Other tools in use were half round "hooks" that clip in place behind the follower knob. Photobucket is in some kind of error now so the picture might sometimes disappear for a while. Guisan. __________________ Fight to your last cartridge, then fight with your bayonets. No surrender. Fight to the death. --Gen. Henri Guisan, Switzerland, July '40

09-04-2012, 12:48 PM	#2
Neil Young Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scottsboro, Alabama Posts: 546 Thanks: 559 Thanked 442 Times in 168 Posts	Neat tool. I'll bet that it is more comfortable to use than the standard tool. Neil __________________ Neil The hurrier I go the behinder I get. Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.

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Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 736 Times in 483 Posts	With the large diameter of the lid shown, it might be a problem using it to get the last couple of round into mag using it; but certainly better than nothing. I guess that the standard German loading tools, didn't appear until the military acceptance in 1908? Comments? TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 [email protected]

09-06-2012, 02:54 PM	#4
Guisan User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 112 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	The German loading tool was never used in the Swiss military. The screwdriver, the cleaning rod plus brushes and the grip handle lid did the same thing. I tried it out with the lid and it works well till the last cartridge as it slides off center when fully down. Guisan. __________________ Fight to your last cartridge, then fight with your bayonets. No surrender. Fight to the death. --Gen. Henri Guisan, Switzerland, July '40

02-10-2013, 10:47 AM	#5
Stucki User Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 84 Thanks: 1 Thanked 130 Times in 34 Posts	here are the other loading tools, mentioned by Guisan. Alexander Attached Thumbnails

03-05-2013, 09:14 AM	#7
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,082 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	Great, with Lugers there is always something interesting to learn!