Charles Petter
Charles Gabriel Petter (born March 26, 1880 in Lavey-Morcles , † July 7, 1953 in Montreux ) was a Swiss weapons designer.
Charles Petter studied in Bern and was a lieutenant in the infantry in the Swiss Army . He became an employee of Krupp in Essen . During World War I he served in the Foreign Legion , where he obtained French citizenship and the degree of captain . He was then director of the French branch of the Belgian company Armes Automatiques Lewis and consultant to the Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques in Cholet .
His French patent 782914 (CH 185452, US 2139203) for the 1935A self-loading pistol was acquired by the Swiss Industrial Society in 1937 and used for the SIG P210 pistol .
Charles Petter was married twice, from 1909 to Louise Marguerite Paule Charavet and from 1926 to Xenia Schegloff. The two daughters Elisabeth and Hélène were born from his second marriage.
Web links
- Biography at monsieur-legionnaire.org (PDF, French; 176 kB)
- US2139203A - Automatic pistol. In: patents.google.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Petter, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Petter, Charles Gabriel (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss weapons designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 26, 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lavey-Morcles |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 7, 1953 |
| Place of death | Montreux |