1906 Russian Luger on GunBroker

drbuster · 07-17-2005, 12:02 AM

Thanks for clearing up that slight misunderstanding, Big Norm. Actually, these days, with the high costs of tooling, etc., one would probably have to "invest" quite a bit of money to exactly copy an authentic 1904 Navy. Not having a real one to measure, make casts, etc., it is certain that many mistakes would be made that SHOULD be obvious to advanced collectors. In my humble opinion, one would have to start with a commercial Luger, or the like, and add the barrel, rear sight, etc. All this should be easily spotted. Of interest, Mike Krause seriously thought of making copies of the B-L#5 he possessed for a short time, but even with his machinery already in place, he wouldn't be able to sell it for under $35K. Who would want to spend that kind of money for a copy?

07-17-2005, 12:02 AM	#23
drbuster User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Mateo, California Posts: 1,432 Thanks: 2 Thanked 71 Times in 56 Posts	Thanks for clearing up that slight misunderstanding, Big Norm. Actually, these days, with the high costs of tooling, etc., one would probably have to "invest" quite a bit of money to exactly copy an authentic 1904 Navy. Not having a real one to measure, make casts, etc., it is certain that many mistakes would be made that SHOULD be obvious to advanced collectors. In my humble opinion, one would have to start with a commercial Luger, or the like, and add the barrel, rear sight, etc. All this should be easily spotted. Of interest, Mike Krause seriously thought of making copies of the B-L#5 he possessed for a short time, but even with his machinery already in place, he wouldn't be able to sell it for under $35K. Who would want to spend that kind of money for a copy?