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1900 American Eagle
I have recently recieved a what I believe is a 1900 American Eagle. Its serial number is 13906 and has an American Eagle on the top. The only thing that confuses me is above the eagle there is a Star of David I believe. Does that sound right? Any way the luger is in gret condition. My grandpa said he took it from a german officer in WWII after he killed him. It is fireable and shoots very well. Any idea on the value. I have had couple local retailers say between 4 an 7 thousand depending on who is collecting it. Any help would be much appreciated.
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Re: 1900 American Eagle
Hello Raistlinma,
Of course everything depends on rairity and condition of the gun. American Eagles are very rare and expensive (the 4-7 thousand), if they are of the test guns from the American Tests on deciding if they wanted to adopt the Luger as its handgun. The Star of David is unlikely, and I would venture impossible on a German Officers gun. That could make sense if the gun had been sent to Isreal after the war, but not from being captured from a German Officer. If you can scan in or take a picture of your Luger, sides, top, etc., that would make a huge difference in being able to judge worth or value. With a few exceptions, any mismatching of luger parts, brings the price down dramatically. I looked at an American Eagle last weekend for $825, another for $1200 and an actual test gun for $2,500. The 1st and 3rd in good shape, the 1,200 in fairly nice shape. Ralph Shattuck has them on his web page. It is possible, but unlikly that an American Eagle would end back up in Germany and used by a German Officer. Nothing is impossible, there are many instances of US citizens going back to the motherland and serving with the German Gov't, but I find it unlikley that an American Eagle would end up back in Germany. I don't mean to sound negative, just that there are lots of variables with this Luger. Some further information, markings, pictures, etc., would help some of the experts in determining your Luger. Ed |
Not the star of David... but 13 stars!
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The photo attached has a pretty clear image of what the whole seal looks like...<br />
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As to Value?? I will have to let one of the other guys answer for you... a couple members of the Lugerforum have recently purchased American Eagle Lugers and would be better equipped to put a value on yours.<br />
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If you want a real close guess, it will be necessary for you to post clear photographs of the Luger so it can be examined on line... At the very least we need closeups of both sides and the top... Use the Identification sheets located under Technical Information to record all the possible marks on your Luger and report that back to the forum and we can give you a much better appraisal.<br />
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<div>nice picture john<br />
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<div>Raistlinma,<br />
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Does it have GERMANY stamped on it, most probably on the front of the frame near the serial number?<br />
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<div>Yes it does have germany. The blue is in I would say 96 - 98 % Grandpa swears it was taken off of a German Officer after he killed him.<br />
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<div>Raistlinma,<br />
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I have read somewhere that there were a few American Eagle Lugers that were diverted to commercial sale in Germany and this one could be one of those, so it is logical that your grandpa is correct. I can also understand that most folks would have a tough time beliving that it was taken from a German soldier. Strange things have happened in the past and a manufacturer was in business to make guns for sale, not to provide future collectible for us today.<br />
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<div><strong>Very true Marvin <IMG SRC="/luger/graphics/smile.gif" BORDER=0 ALT=":)"></strong><br /> </div>
<div>money is the name of the game and sometimes we forget that DWM, Mauser etc., were in the game to make money and sometimes guns were diverted. I just read last night that a bunch of Dutch psitols were diverted by the Germans and issued as Nazi guns. yest the "Rust" was left on the frame.<br />
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