Very Early 1900 Swiss Luger...

[Pete Ebbink]

Got a chance to see a very early 1900 Swiss-DWM luger about a week ago during my travels.

It is serial # 139, has the 1st. type of thumb safety, has the strawed DWM extractor, and has only the swiss cross on the left side frame and on the barrel (i.e. no BUG proofs). It also did not have the Vogelsang proof mark...which I thought odd...

It came with a Swiss insert magazine with the early style, thin follower button and the frame was not cut/relieved for the magazine groove.

The gun did not have a P-date release stamping and the finish appeared to be a very-excellent arsenal refinish. The polished safety area was very well defined, radiused, and crisp. Strawed parts looked very bright as well.

Not having seem very many early Swiss lugers in person, I thought I would ask for opinions here...

Are early Swiss lugers known to not have the Vogelsang stamping ?

Unfortunately, this gun will probably stay with its present owner for the next 20 years or so. But I did volunteer to get some more opinions about this piece from the LF and will forward any info. to the Owner...who is not "wired"...

Regards,

Pete... <img border="0" alt="[typing]" title="" src="graemlins/yltype.gif" />