[Ron Wood]

RedFred

That Luger has been on my list for many years. I received the number from another collector who had it on his list. I do not know if he observed the weapon or got the number from someone else. US Test AE number 6788 was part of the Bannerman purchase in 1910. It is remotely possible that it made its way to Europe prior to WWI, but as Lugerdoc observed, I would think that would be highly unlikely. Is it possible that your grandfather brought back another Luger from WWI and this association has been transferred to the recollection of the history of this piece? Being brought back from Europe, although a very remote possiblility, is not totally out of the question. I know of one early 1900 American Eagle (not a test trials piece) that made its way to Switzerland where the rear sight was modified and marked with a Swiss proof and then eventually came back to the US, but not as a war trophy.

I do not have any further history on this particular Luger, and I am sad to say that my record of the collector from whom the number was obtained has been misplaced, so I can't even follow up that lead. I did not take the care to preserve background information on source of serial numbers as well as I should have early on. Maintaining the list was just a casual thing to begin with; I never thought it would eventually be reference material.

The value of you Luger lies in its historical significance, but is also dependent upon its condition. Pictures would be a great help in closing in on a possible evaluation.