From a recent post on the site NLShooters
"Dear ###XX
For several decades, the Lucerne police had a reserve of 100 pieces of Swiss ordnance carabiners. The police officer were then only equipped with a pistol, which is why these weapons were handed over to the members of the corps in case of possible large-scale deployments.
In a later phase, in the beginning of 1960, the carbiners were replaced by the Sturmgewehr SIG, Model 1957. Since then, these carabiners were stored at the cantonal police of Lucerne.
Since these weapons were no longer usable for police use, they were used on behalf of the police commando. On January 7, 2009, the weapons were sold and exported to Gunsmith at Calgary Shooting Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. There was also your carabiner with the number @@@@@.
We send you friendly greetings from Switzerland.
Kpl N. Zimmerli
Fachbereich Waffen und Sprengstoff
LUZERNER POLIZEI
Kriminalpolizei
Hirschengraben 17a
CH - 6003 Luzern"
"Dear ###XX
For several decades, the Lucerne police had a reserve of 100 pieces of Swiss ordnance carabiners. The police officer were then only equipped with a pistol, which is why these weapons were handed over to the members of the corps in case of possible large-scale deployments.
In a later phase, in the beginning of 1960, the carbiners were replaced by the Sturmgewehr SIG, Model 1957. Since then, these carabiners were stored at the cantonal police of Lucerne.
Since these weapons were no longer usable for police use, they were used on behalf of the police commando. On January 7, 2009, the weapons were sold and exported to Gunsmith at Calgary Shooting Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. There was also your carabiner with the number @@@@@.
We send you friendly greetings from Switzerland.
Kpl N. Zimmerli
Fachbereich Waffen und Sprengstoff
LUZERNER POLIZEI
Kriminalpolizei
Hirschengraben 17a
CH - 6003 Luzern"
