The Blue Max Parabellum

[alanint]

Originally Posted by ahearn

I really don't think these guns are actually old guns or shooters restored. They are newly manufactured reproductions, but by whom I don't know. My guess is an Italian company under some kind of exclusive contract deal.

I know they (the American Historical Foundation) uses generally available Uberti guns from Italy for the Colt reproductions they sell. Although the non-decorated Uberti Colts are available from dealers, many of the other guns AHF sells such as the Luger and P-38 are not. I would buy some of them without all the gold and engraving that makes them so expensive.

There is no company out there producing Lugers that we are not aware of. These are original guns, which have been buffed, deep blued and engraved to appear as factory presentation pistols. If you look closely at the "Blue Max", you will clearly see a "Mauser Hump", which would not have been present on a World War 1 pistol.

These are all recycled pistols with lavish make-up jobs..