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Unread 05-20-2015, 10:13 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by DavidJayUden View Post
But given that the gun in question bears a 1916 chamber date, it seems to me that this particular Luger was a military gun converted by persons unknown for the civilian market.
Are we in agreement there?
dju
Could also be that it is shown in the three books. Maybe a popular conversion following WW I.

A pawn shop seems an unlikely place to find a cache like this. Perhaps an attic trunk find by some granddaughter???
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