Swiss Luger

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In this video we check out a beautiful Swiss Luger, yes we said Swiss not German. Many people are unaware that Switzerland adopted the Luger chambered in 30 Luger before Germany adopted the P08 in 9mm These pistols are very, very well made and are typically in pristine condition on the surplus market which comes with a high price however, unfortunately. Stay tuned, much more on the way.
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[@michicyrill6397]

I'm from Switzerland and a friend of mine has such a Swiss Luger because his grandfather was a police officer. And yes we have still pretty open gun laws. If you are 18, your nationality is swiss and you don't have any criminal record you can buy semi automatic rifles and pistols. With a special licence you can also buy fully automatic guns or supressors. But we don't have as much shootings as the USA, so it can't be the guns ;-)

[@jaybosher6144]

Culture and demographics. The rise in shootings is a recent phenomenon

[@timewave02012]

We have about a quarter as many people in our prisons as you have in your entire country.

[@michicyrill6397]

@@timewave02012 Yes I know, but if Switzerland has around 1/40 of your population, there must have never the less more shootings. I know that one shooting occured in Switzerland approximately 20 years ago. If you look at gun deaths (homicide and suicide) per 100'000 people USA ranks on top with a big difference to the next country.

[@timewave02012]

@@michicyrill6397 A bunch of Latin American countries rank higher than the US for gun deaths. Our statistics are also high because of suicides, which I understand is a problem for Switzerland too, although not as much. I wonder if US "gun violence" would actually stand out if adjusted for the higher violence by any weapon.

[@marcellegault9752]

@@timewave02012 The vast majority of gun deaths in the usa is mostly gang on gang shootings, criminals killing other criminals.

[@masterof1]

A Luger for the lady? What a gentleman.

[@thatsteampunkguy6528]

I mean a womans gotta have a gun that's practical and stylish.

[@silverfingerthesilverstack5062]

If the P is stamped as part of the serial number then its a commercial gun, if its stamped afterwards above the serial, trigger guard etc in a different font to the serial then its a military served pistol which the user having served enough time in the forces was allowed to purchase it for himself.

[@Harleyforever20]

You are a good husband. Nothing says,”I love you” like a great gun.

[@Iraqveteran8888]

Brandy works very hard for the channel behind the scenes and doesn’t draw a paycheck, so she deserved a nice gun. We put a lot of hours into these videos.

[@Harleyforever20]

I love your channel!! Viewers like myself greatly appreciate the hard work and expense everyone associated with puts in. Happy New Year!

[@twinsonic]

My granddad was an officer in the Swiss Army during WWII. He had one as his sidearm, I always admired it as a young boy. When he died, it went to my uncle :(

[@hawkeyeinthehouse2995]

Oh WOW I'm sure you were VERY DISAPPOINTED, I would be.🤔😵‍💫😳😩😢😮‍💨

[@RayBlackburn]

My dad had one but it was a German Luger he brought back from the war Later he traded it for a 38 S&W which was the first gun I shot at 3 years old I never got to shoot the German Luger but I did get to play with it unloaded LOL My dad was the best for teaching us about guns at such an early age and one thing I remember at that age was them gun magazines sure had a lot of neat pictures to look at LOL

[@john-paulsilke893]

Ray Blackburn if I could ever find my step father’s Artillery Luger I will literally sell off all my guns and even my truck just to buy it back. It’s not even in good condition and certainly doesn’t have its original grips, (I still own them although one is broken).

[@shlamimk4664]

What I like about Eric, is he never gets too wrapped up in the making of the video to forget too enjoy the firearm. Its nice to see that enthusiasm. He sometimes forgets to really listen to guests on the show, lol, but then I'm not really a massive people person either. Good video dude! Thanks again!

[@arlo12345678910]

Eric and Chad, thank so much for the history lesson. Best gun channel hands down!

[@AP2020_Outdoors]

Bucket list gun!! Gotta love that Toggle Bolt! And the 12 o'clock ejection! Like a Fine Swiss Watch!

[@AP2020_Outdoors]

@DR Dan , Copy That!

[@williammurray5100]

I almost got one at the last gun show

[@That_NJ_guy]

I know how to get one for about $2k with matching extra mag and holster of course I'm referring to the 06/29 which is the most affordable version. Now I am debating on getting one or getting a P210 (P49) for my 21 birthday.

[@TheFirearmGuy]

That Luger and you are dead nuts with it

[@BLACKOPS6391]

I love your review on the G2c 👍

[@TheFirearmGuy]

Much appreciated Boba

[@nuttbutter3214]

What's up dan!

[@Ultimate-Revolt]

In Switzerland, with a collector permit, a civilian can own brand new machineguns.

[@cardaveux]

There is no collector permit im Switzerland. There is a canton exception permission depend in which canton you live and will you cost 150 swiss francs if you want a full automatic gun. This canton exception permission (kantonale Ausnahmbewilligung) can be refused as well. If you don't have at least a few guns in your stock you won't be receive this kantonale Ausnahmebewilligung. Even you have a legal full automatic gun at home you can't shot it. You need another special permission for shooting, cost you 100 swiss francs and the private shooting range must give the OK for this before shooting. I'm swiss and so i'm now what i'am talking about it.

[@Dapstart]

Compiler Revolt that's either cool or concerning, not sure which :P

[@7.62x38mmR]

Very based

[@dylanmccallister1888]

@@cardaveux okay so for me to get an 86 or older machine gun, cannot own a new one like you can, i have a 200 dollar tax stamp which equals about those added together and then i also cannot full auto fire at most ranges in the US. Only public BLM land if its legal in that specific State. And then i also need to buy one of the very few pre 86 full auto machine guns in the US market so its going to be tens of thousands of dollars for an otherwise 2k or less firearm in your market.

[@dylanmccallister1888]

@@cardaveux I would have to go through a very long process of going to school and getting permits for gunsmithing, then smithing guns and having sales before i can get the license i need in order to legally own a full auto gun that is new. And i would have to also build it off of something semi auto, we dont import anything full auto.

[@valrabellkeys9867]

The fact it is Swiss automatically adds 20% accuracy

[@GraphiteandCigars]

I had the honor of shooting a German Luger in 9mm a few weeks back. An old timer at the range told me the story of how his grandfather got it in WW1. He had 1 mag full of ammo left and handed me the gun. He said "please run this last mag". What a an amazing piece of history to hold in my hand and shoot.

[@zillsburyy1]

Cant go wrong with any type of swiss made firearm

[@jasonwall2512]

Thanks for the history lesson Eric and showing how accurate the Swiss Luger's are. Great video.

[@tyellis2456]

man i sure love swiss firearms!! such a nice pistol, awesome video Eric, I'm glad you could acquire these two beauties for your collection.

[@shanerhodes925]

Got to love the luger pistol. Such a beautiful handgun. Thank for showing it off.

[@m16owner]

Still got my granpa's Parabellum in pristine condition with it's holster and extra mag. Always an emotional moment when i take it to the range

[@BillB23]

Nothing like a Swiss Luger to get a man out of his sick bed. Thanks, y'all, for some more fun sending rounds down range. The Luger was the first (I think) ergonomic pistol in terms of hand position to absorb recoil. Plus it's pretty! Chad, don't sell yourself short. Flumonia ain't nothin' to sneeze at! (pun intended) May you and yours have a blessed New Year.

[@joefair4139]

I love me some Luger action. Beautiful piece of history. Thanks for sharing guys.

[@e3672222]

Absolutely awesome firearms. Nice to see and learn. Thanks guys.

[@melissathompson8618]

I miss Barry happy new year keep him in our hearts

[@jerryjohnsonii4181]

Hell yeah !!!!!! Luger Time. Have a Happy New Years IV8888.

[@franzschmid9079]

Great video. You are correct with the "P" mark. Regards from Switzerland and a Happy New Year.

[@adenkyramud5005]

HAAAAAANS, GET ZE LUGEEEEER!!!!!

[@TheTejanoJose]

That very bad American German. Hans has a short pronounced A. Luger would be pronounced with a short E too. So basically all wrong :-) And because these are Swiss Lugers, they would talk Swiss-German which is different from Standard German. And yes, my real name contains Hans and I'm Swiss-American.

[@ragnar338]

@@TheTejanoJose So Remo langsch mir e mol d'Luger Pischtol?

[@TheTejanoJose]

@@ragnar338 LOL, sounds almost right. A Guets Nois Jahr

[@StPaul76]

A fine piece like that requires an old-school, one-handed stance to shoot. That's what that grip angle was made for in the late 1800's. I've fired an old service Luger in 7,65 Parabellum and the pointability and recoil impulse is just like whipped cream. That's a beautiful gift to give and have for sure.. Like a Swiss watch in many a sense.

[@CHEECHMUN]

YES!!!!!

[@williamboggs4317]

Man i love this channel love to see a new video thanks guys

[@georgetreepwood1119]

Today I just got a pre-1929 marked P and P on the mag -- Bern for private purchase..no import mark and MINT.. Thanks for another great video !

[@richardgreen137]

Great job today. I recently bought one from Classic and it is very nice. Great shooters.

[@kenhelmers2603]

Beautiful pistols! Happy New Year!

[@chuckcribbs3398]

I’m jelly. What great guns! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@jeffm7669]

I've owned a Mauser P.08 for almost 5 decades. It is imo one of the best shooting guns ever made and has the best trigger out of any handgun I have shot

[@jimvandemoter6961]

Brandi you're one awesome woman. Eric, you're a lucky guy. Happy new year, all.

[@ponthis1]

Happy New Years to the whole IV8888 crew!

[@PistolManiac100]

Enjoyed it, good little history lesson too.

[@beakiethegoon4439]

Got my 1st Mosin for Christmas. Cons: Its got a beat up finish, slight rust on the knob. Had to clean after buying. (Probably sat somewhere for years before buying) Pros: All matching numbers. Great accuracy. Light kick when held right. Ishveck made in 43. All Russian markings. Bolt is easy to operate

[@richb.4374]

Very nice Lugers Eric. The toggle action always fascinated me. It must have been tough to machine the parts and fit them to work properly.

[@notmynameanymore941]

Always wanted to get my hands on a true luger...

[@tom_olofsson]

Really nice. Thanks for the history.

[@jaydee5156]

Beautiful ladies. I've always said that you could've painted a Luger silver and it would look right at home in an old Buster Crabbe Flash Gordon or Buck Rogers serial. I've loved them since I was a kid. I held my first Luger a few years ago and thought it felt the most natural of any gun I had ever held.

[@doublel7337]

Good shooting Eric, never seen you shoot a Glock that well. Happy New Year to all.

[@cardaveux]

I have a swiss luger 06/29 with red grips and the holster for it from 1934 but i live in Switzerland. The ammo called 7,65 mm Parabellum in my country.

[@burke6176]

Happy new year Iv8888 crew from Canada!

[@brucebancroft2244]

Great pistol and video. Thanks for sharing.

[@itsokaytobewhite3905]

Cool gun. Thanks for the excellent review.

[@jaredgreen5840]

Built like a finely tuned Swiss watch ☺👍

[@grzesiucustoms195]

Man this gun is most beautiful pistol on Earth, I fall in love ❤️

[@Mrgunsngear]

awesome gun for sure!

[@nick1822]

Rockin the ACU Fleece Jacket lol.

[@N0mrcy4U]

You're approaching Hickok45 status with that beauty, haha! Nice shooting

[@donaldmyck4296]

I have a Luger that was made by Mauser for "Interarms" It's the Swiss pattern with the grip safety. Nice little pistol

[@viol999]

My first gun was a German DWM marked P-08 Luger in .30 Luger. Wish I still owned it.

[@Iceberg050]

Chad, your off-day is much better than my best day at this point. Old eyes make iron sights hard to shoot!

[@chriskellas2902]

The Luger is like the Rolex of the pistol world! beautiful piece.

[@cardaveux]

Some say the Sig P 210 is the rolex of the pistol world!

[@al1h]

Kind regards from a Swiss pistol shooter. Nice video

[@1jtolvey]

GREAT VIDEO !!!

[@slickguns2074]

That is a marvelous pistol.

[@johnelliott7375]

No Chad, I probably would wine at the price as I just dream on bucket list. Have a great day gentleman. Happy new year's to you and your families.

[@yeyito3676]

Both are beautiful firearms, they look fantastic.

[@CameraNut1000]

I've got a 1920 Commercial and a 1906 American Eagle. They always bring a smile to my face when I bring them out. I would be interested in seeing a reloading video for the 30 Luger cartridge. Quality brass is available from the usual sources but I can't find any bullets that are the .3085 spec.

[@Ocram222222]

M1 Carbine Bal.

[@jzargo7443]

watches, wine, cheese, chocolate, rifles, and lugers. swiss got things down

[@nc_classics_9610]

Gorgeous!

[@fritzruttimann1517]

Glad to hear your excitement regarding them Swiss Lugers in Calibre 7.65 Para bellum Luger. I guess your Luger was also made at the Waffenfabrik in Thun (Federal Arsenal in the City of Thun). It is also engraved on the top of your Gun "WF Thun" together with the engraved Swiss Cross.

[@silverfingerthesilverstack5062]

I have a beautiful May 1940 dated one of these, one of my favourite guns.

[@mountainfinn662]

They sold In Shooting Times magazine for 29.95 In the mid sixties . would Be neat to see some of those old adds. I bought a 1891 Mauser never Issued shortened barrel, turned down bolt for 29.95.

[@MrMacroJesseSky]

I got so excited with this title.

[@tracklistguy8179]

i just hate the military service we have to do here in Switzerland, but watching your videos about swiss made firearms just pushes my buttons. Makes me appreciate the free gun that I have at home. And yeah, P is for privately owned. Best of luck in the new year.

[@williamkeith8944]

Swiss military service helps to keep the Swiss people free. Don't bitch about your duty and freedoms.

[@minutemanqvs]

You can use a standard modern (mec-gar) P08 magazine in them, the 7.65 para and 9 para have the same global size.

[@joeygromacki5368]

Have a happy New Years

[@hp9mm]

I have one complete in my collection, great gun !!!!

[@lucianoalves2820]

very nice gun... Happy New 2019....

[@hellbillyaustin6883]

Ive always had a soft-spot for lugers, pity all we can have is de-acts and co2 pistols. Great vid. Have a great new year everyone. All the best to ya all.

[@cardiffpicker1]

Where are you if that is all you can have

[@hellbillyaustin6883]

@@cardiffpicker1 dark damp u.k, norfolk to be exact!. All the best.

[@hellbillyaustin6883]

@DR Dan yep!. All the best.

[@opsman1111]

Section 7.3 if your desperate

[@cardiffpicker1]

@@hellbillyaustin6883 move to northern Ireland or get section 5 if you want one lol, it's a lot easier to move. Or you could get a stupidly extended 1911 in .22lr or a stupidly extended .44 magnum.

[@brandongibson6107]

I have a 1924/29 Swiss luger and I LOVE it !!!!!!!!!

[@gilbertpena2153]

Great shooting, Awsome video. My dad has one, it's in pretty good condition but the magazine is not last time I pulled it out, the bullets fell to the floor, lol. (Maybe not the best idea for EDC, personal opinion). Definitely a cool gun. We don't shoot it very often, it's more of A functional collectible. (I tell my dad I wouldn't be surprised if You shot it one day and dust came out.)

[@marcoaversa1312]

What is she identifies as a 1911 its almost 2019 anything is possible 😂 love your videos keep up the good work

[@Silverhaze78]

I bet you bought up all the Tikka M39's too! Never saw those come up at Classic for sale. Nice piece

[@billdauterive1180]

Mine's a 1925 commercial in .30 cal. .30 Luger is one of the smoothest shooting full size calibers I've ever shot.

[@taffdavies35]

Happy New year

[@thegeekyouseek8229]

Beautiful gun! Thanks for the video as always. And I think you should probably have phrased that a little differently to “ If I had bought only one of these and brought it home for me, this channeled would be renamed The divorced Iraq veteran 8888” 😝

[@123andme]

That's a great looking pistol

[@user-iu8oo1vb2o]

Happy new year!

[@prankmonkeyxs650]

I finally bought one and your right you don't want to know how much they go for...

[@max-arms6811]

we will have some of these in stock shortly ;)

[@levistrauss5378]

I was very impressed with the quality of the Luger pistols and that was not even a Swiss one I was looking at.

[@CHEECHMUN]

It looks like it would shoot Plasma Rays out of it. Best looking firearm ever. In modern times it's the Ruger .22 Mark 4 Hunter in stainless. It has the same exact grip angle!!!

[@tommygun6028]

Very beautiful piece of History 😎🤝😁👍 Swiss Luger, in not as good condition like yours , here in Canada costs $2600 CDN dollars.( It's way over priced. ) Excellent Episode.

[@Urkie1979]

Beautiful piece. I'd love to have a Swiss Luger to pair with my K31. Not a cheap purchase here in Canada. Off the top of my head, in the ballpark of $2300-2500, I believe. This is the main variant of Luger we can have here. Can't own a P-08 Luger as they're prohibited due to barrel length.

[@TommboxProgamer97]

Isn't it possible to import them from switzerland? I've seen the luger with holster and 2 magazines for under 800$ And the k31 are really cheap if you're not searching for special ones.

[@BearClawHustle]

I love that luger!!!

[@hawkeyeinthehouse2995]

Thank you for the EXTRA INFO on the Swiss P08. I did have a Original Mauser 1929 Swiss style P08 that I picked up at a pawn shop for $325 back about 15 or so years ago, it had a little bit of surface rust and someone took it apart and didn't put it back together CORRECTLY that's how I was able to get for a GOOD PRICE. THEY were asking $550 for it and I told him it had something broken inside of it. I knew that was NOT the case because at that time I had 2 other ones (1915 DWM bring back matched in reasonable shape and a 1940 S/42 Russian capture matched as well in pretty good shape) So needless to say I knew a bit about LUGERS. Unfortunately I had to sell all 3 of them due to FINANCIAL PROBLEMS in 2008, they sell QUICKLY. I WAS HIGHLY UPSET TO HAVE 3 AND THEN HAVE NUN. So as soon as I was able I got another one at a gun show for $500 but had to replace the recoil, striker springs (myself) and get a Mec-Gar magazine. When I was looking it over I saw it WASN'T MATCHING BUT ONLY 2 DIFFERENT SETS OF NUMBERS. The frame was Simpson marked (scrawny eagle over a 6) and a DWM toggle assembly. The barrel extension had 1940, barrel looked BRAND NEW but was arsenal marked. NO SERIAL NUMBERS on the side and under the barrel. NO PROOFING MARKS ON THE OTHER SIDE AS WELL, so I thought that was interesting. The barrel looked NEW because the recoil springs (2 of them) was NOT CORRECT so that's why it couldn't have been in the FIELD. I think a GI maybe went into the arsenal and put one together with the WRONG SPRINGS? I'M HAPPY IT WORKS LIKE A NEW PISTOL AND IS A GREAT SHOOTER DUE TO THE NEW BARREL. LUCKY DOG, LUCKY DOG.😂😂😂😂

[@walterpalmer2749]

A beautiful weapon. The front sight stands a little tall and probably for a greater wartime range.

[@ctsnider88]

I have always admired the lugar.

[@howlingmine]

Apparently I'm in the wrong business if running a KZbin channel that posts 3, maybe 4 videos a month makes enough money to buy Swiss Lugers 2 at a time.

[@DeimosPC]

You can make a lot of money if you get a lot of views. Not only that, they sell merch and have affiliate links too.

[@john-paulsilke893]

Yup, they worked long and hard to get here plus all the support they offer to other smaller channels. The advertising and merchandise is of course great.

[@zefsios]

It is a very well made gun!

[@cardaveux]

This Swiss Luger 06/29 produced 1933-1946 with red canevasit grips are rare, only so ~ 7000 (from 1933-1939) brown bakelit grips ~ 8000 (from 1940-1942) and black bakelit grips ~ 12000 (from 1943-1946) Be aware the red canevasit grips can break easely that's why they changed to bakelit grips.

[@Maxobillion]

I have a red canevasit grip Luger. I changed it to the brown Bakelite grips because replacements are unobtanium.

[@kevs240]

Awesome gun

[@renatofontana3968]

Nice video About the civilian guns: a „P“ in front of the serial number is a production for the civilian market. A „P“ some where else of the gun (not in front of the serial number) is a gun, that was in military service and bought by the soldier after his service.

[@Painterrap]

Classic has a few of these pistols for auction and right now the one I looked at is $2900.

[@JasonLaneZardoz]

get well soon dude.

[@kapapreta2]

Nice pistol and fine video! Try to find an Brazilian 1906 Contract sample, in .30 Luger, to do a fire test too. Anybody else saw the cow at backyards at 20'05"? Thanks for the video!

[@CHEECHMUN]

Yes, Honor the craftsmanship.