wartimecollectables.com Posted July 17, 2021 Share #1 Posted July 17, 2021 FIrst one I've owned, neat piece that came in a recent collection. Any comments, sharing your knowledge appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill in VA Posted July 18, 2021 Share #2 Posted July 18, 2021 It’s a 1906 AE, made specifically for the US market. Unfortunately, not a US martial piece at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted July 18, 2021 1906, thanks! Yes, my understanding is that only the test group were military? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill in VA Posted July 19, 2021 Share #4 Posted July 19, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share #5 Posted July 19, 2021 Thanks for added info. I find it to be the most interesting of the German handguns in this collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
268th C.A. Posted July 19, 2021 Share #6 Posted July 19, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill in VA Posted July 19, 2021 Share #7 Posted July 19, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share #8 Posted July 19, 2021 Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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