My Eagle
 

Been a long time since I last posted here but I would like to share this with you all.
I quit getting Lugers for a long time and concentrated mostly on Walthers and Mausers that were in a modest price range.
Recently I took the plunge and picked this up on my birthday last month.
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That's a nice one, how are the halos around the serial number and germany stamp?

Very nice! :thumbup:

Was that in the Sept RIAC auction?

I didn't realize that the 1900 AE safety had that bare area underneath...

Russell, congratulations on getting this great 1900 AE. As you know I had a chance to see it up close at Mike's shop when you picked it up. You have a 100% pristine AE....enjoy!

'GERMANY' has a distinct halo but not elsewhere. Does this mean it was blued after stamping except for the stamp with a halo?
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Not an auction. From a collection and very well cared for.
The white under the safety instead of 'Gesichert' surprised me too.
It has a couple of dings but I'm quite happy.

Your 1900 AE is quite extraordinary! Congratulations.

Marc

Wow....must have been sealed in a humidity controlled vault for a 100 years.................

Postino
"I didn't realize that the 1900 AE safety had that bare area underneath..."

The area under the safety lever was polished bright under the 1900 AE safety lever. These did not have a GEISCHERT safety marking. See page 412 Central Powers Pistols.

Jan

Jan -

Polished bright or just left un-blued???

I also notice there is no loaded-chamber indicator with 'Geladen' on it...That was pretty surprising, too...(The extractor doesn't even protrude when loaded...Is that a later improvement???)

The bright area is actually cut with an end mill just deep enough to cut through the blue. On an original, not refinished 1900 Luger you can see the swirl marks left by the cutter.

The M1900 extractor is just a flat lugged spring. The improved breechblock with the pivoting extractor did not come along until the transitional 1903/04 Lugers. The new extractor was thick enough to mark, so the 03/04 Navy was marked GELADEN and the 03/04 French was marked CHARGÉ.

Congratulations, lovely 1900 !!

And a Happy birthday to you! A very nice way to treat yourself. I really enjoy the crispness of those old guns. Fresh tooling and skilled craftsmen.
dju

Beautiful AE Luger!