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American Eagle DWM Germany Luger


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FIrst one I've owned, neat piece that came in a recent collection. Any comments, sharing your knowledge appreciated!

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1906, thanks! Yes, my understanding is that only the test group were military?

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Yes, only the thousand or so AE test Lugers were US military. Moreover, the test guns were 1900 AEs, not 1906 AEs. Those guns’ serial numbers/serial number block are relatively well known via Bannerman in particular. 

The US eagle was applied by DWM solely to make the Luger more appealing to American buyers; no other reason. Your Luger is a 1906 “American Eagle” made for, and imported into the US, for the civilian market by DWM. 

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Thanks for added info. I find it to be the most interesting of the German handguns in this collection.

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I have held only one in my hands, it also had a cutaway in the grip to see the number of rounds in the clip. A cartridge counter. Still a nice old Lugar. 

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41 minutes ago, 268th C.A. said:

I have held only one in my hands, it also had a cutaway in the grip to see the number of rounds in the clip. A cartridge counter. Still a nice old Lugar. 

*Luger, after Georg Johann Luger.

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