Artwork by a Master

Ron Wood · 12-13-2005, 02:54 AM

Ah, Dwight, it truly is a parts bin Luger and I wish I had the original guns it represents. The frame is #9507 (1900 style with toggle lock detent and GERMANY marked under the serial number), and the trigger and rear toggle link are marked 07. The receiver is a 1900 American Eagle. The recoil lug is #261 and there is a "flaming bomb" just forward of the lug. Not a Test Eagle since the test pieces have only a 2-digit number on the lug, but the 3-digits have me baffled, since all my other American Eagles also only have 2 digits. The side plate and takedown are numbered 26 (not 61 so they don't match the receiver).

When I found the receiver, it had a Lahti type barrel, but it wasn't a Lahti. It was a thin "pencil" type barrel in .30 caliber about 5" long with a hexagonal profile next to the receiver like a Lahti. It was only screwed in hand tight. Really an odd piece. All in all a real "story book" Luger.

12-13-2005, 02:54 AM	#9
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,051 Thanks: 1,124 Thanked 5,287 Times in 1,728 Posts	Ah, Dwight, it truly is a parts bin Luger and I wish I had the original guns it represents. The frame is #9507 (1900 style with toggle lock detent and GERMANY marked under the serial number), and the trigger and rear toggle link are marked 07. The receiver is a 1900 American Eagle. The recoil lug is #261 and there is a "flaming bomb" just forward of the lug. Not a Test Eagle since the test pieces have only a 2-digit number on the lug, but the 3-digits have me baffled, since all my other American Eagles also only have 2 digits. The side plate and takedown are numbered 26 (not 61 so they don't match the receiver). When I found the receiver, it had a Lahti type barrel, but it wasn't a Lahti. It was a thin "pencil" type barrel in .30 caliber about 5" long with a hexagonal profile next to the receiver like a Lahti. It was only screwed in hand tight. Really an odd piece. All in all a real "story book" Luger. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction