Swiss Weapons site has Luger SNs

mrerick · 03-26-2016, 07:45 PM

This Swiss Weapons site has a list of dates of manufacture (by serial number) for the M1929 W+F Bern Lugers:

http://www.swisswaffen.com/?W=P0629&LP=H7

They also have a couple of great pictures of Swiss Officers shooting the new M1900 Luger:

http://www.swisswaffen.com/?W=P00&LP=H7

DonVoigt · 03-26-2016, 10:05 PM

Interesting- some not so smokeless ammo being fired.

Thanks for posting.

irishcop45 · 03-27-2016, 12:14 AM

Indeed! Thanks for the great pics!

Stucki · 03-27-2016, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by DonVoigt

Interesting- some not so smokeless ammo being fired.

Some are shooting with the Revolver 1882...

Alexander

mrerick · 03-27-2016, 09:24 AM

Yes - it looks like the pictures might have been from the field testing of the Luger versus the revolvers...

Marc

Stucki · 03-27-2016, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by mrerick

Yes - it looks like the pictures might have been from the field testing of the Luger versus the revolvers...

It looks like an ordinary shooting event, probably sometimes during the First World War.

Official pistols trials were not carried out somewhere out in the field.

Alexander

alanint · 03-27-2016, 02:13 PM

Back when it was not verboten to be ahead of the firing line while taking photos. Something about actually trusting the shooters to point their weapons straight ahead.

kurusu · 03-31-2016, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by alanint

Back when it was not verboten to be ahead of the firing line while taking photos. Something about actually trusting the shooters to point their weapons straight ahead.

Safety wasn't a big thing back then. Today is somewhat exaggerated. Go figure.

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irishcop45 User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Central PA Posts: 21 Thanks: 17 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Indeed! Thanks for the great pics!

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alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Back when it was not verboten to be ahead of the firing line while taking photos. Something about actually trusting the shooters to point their weapons straight ahead.