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Jasta2

12-22-2009 07:33 PM

1906 American Eagle with Eagle/Swaztika proofs??

I am always looking at American Eagles at the online auctions. This one caught my attention. It is a .30 1906 American Eagle that the seller states has a Eagle/Swaztika on it's right side and two on each side of it's brl. I could not see any when I blew up the photos 400%. I requested close-up pictures of the 'Eagle/swaztikas' and waiting for them. Maybe this AE has been around for awhile and there is a story to it, but it would be VERY strange, to me at least, how a AE could end up with these proofs. Hopefully someone has not tried to 'enhance' this AE with their own stamps. What you think?
OH, Gunbroker # 151145668
Tks,Bill

Edward Tinker

12-22-2009 07:47 PM

Bill a direct link is acceptable on this forum: :)

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=151145668

I don't see an eagle, pigeon or hamster on the right ;)

Jasta2

12-22-2009 08:07 PM

Thanks ED, Oh, Thor got my 1900 AE test today and I can't wait to see it 'reborn'!
Merry Christmas!

Edward Tinker

12-22-2009 08:15 PM

I love 1900's :)

sheepherder

12-23-2009 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jasta2 (Post 170882)

1906 American Eagle with Eagle/Swaztika proofs??

Maybe it's Howard Campbell's... :D

(Let's see how many literary buffs we have) :p

MFC	12-24-2009 01:17 AM

I've heard that German spies in the US were issued American Eagles (without swaztikas :rolleyes:)... probably not true. It seems that they would carry a much smaller pistol.

guns3545

12-26-2009 01:11 PM

Probaby not

Quote:

Originally Posted by postino (Post 170942)

Maybe it's Howard Campbell's... :D

(Let's see how many literary buffs we have) :p

I suspect that he would have been issued a Walther PP given the rank/stature he was given by the Nazis and the propaganda work he did for them.

But we could always ask KV what he had in mind if we want to be sure.

Doubt whther he would have carried an AE from the States to Germany and then had it acceptance proofed.

John

sheepherder

12-26-2009 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guns3545 (Post 171085)

Doubt whther he would have carried an AE from the States to Germany and then had it acceptance proofed.

He got his helmet chromed... ;)

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