Re: 1900 Luger (Con't - for Bill)

[Kyrie]

Hi Bill,


Respectfully, I think you choice of words in the phrase â??current informationâ?? is especially significant. The only current information on the Test Trials Lugers is the information recorded when the events were current; which is to say the years 1901 - 1904, when the tests were conducted. More recent information is not information per se, but rather is speculation :-(


Regarding the out of range Bannerman Lugers, please see my post to Johnny; in essence, just as not all 1900 Commercial Lugers are US Army Test Trial Lugers, not all Bannerman Lugers are US Army Test Trial Lugers.


Concerning whether or not we know the serial number range for the US Army Test Trial Lugers, we do indeed and have for almost one hundred years. It is only recently that some collectors have sought to replace primary source documentation with their own speculation in the hopes of improving their collections, or at least their chances of obtaining a Test Trial Luger.


Finally, there is no â??new informationâ?? - only an attempt to replace historical evidence with current wishful thinking


Best regards,


Kyrie