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Edward Tinker · 08-19-2004, 09:40 PM

Well, I seem to get caught in the middle of things, but Jan actually stated this; <blockquote>quote:<hr />There is nothing in the original article or posts by Mike Jones to indicate that the Norton Luger can be traced back to the 1907 U.S. Army Test Trials.<hr /></blockquote>I think that the only "proof" is that in the 1907 there was a 45 luger (the pictured one that is now missing).
The two that turned up later came from the factory.
More specifically, one was bought from Springfield Armory in 1913, the other brought back from Germany after WW1 and ended up in Canada by a guy who aquired it in germany.

So, that is the facts known, and further facts are hard to come up with.

Ed

08-19-2004, 09:40 PM	#3
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,966 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked 4,595 Times in 2,116 Posts	Well, I seem to get caught in the middle of things, but Jan actually stated this; </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">There is nothing in the original article or posts by Mike Jones to indicate that the Norton Luger can be traced back to the 1907 U.S. Army Test Trials.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">I think that the only "proof" is that in the 1907 there was a 45 luger (the pictured one that is now missing). The two that turned up later came from the factory. More specifically, one was bought from Springfield Armory in 1913, the other brought back from Germany after WW1 and ended up in Canada by a guy who aquired it in germany. So, that is the facts known, and further facts are hard to come up with. Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV