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Heinz · 09-26-2002, 05:24 PM

Wow, was I off. Walter (The Luger Story) says about 12,000 total old pattern for the 7.65 US Commercial from 1900 to 1907. Walter gives the test model a "rarity index (RI) of 12 and the commercial a RI of 10. For comparison a WW1 P08 has an RI of 2, a 1936 Krieghoff an RI of 12. Jan Still states Bannerman bought 770 from the US Government and Still had reports of 161 American Eagle Test Lugers (1900) when he published the book (1991?)

09-26-2002, 05:24 PM	#3
Heinz User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Greenville SC Posts: 1,004 Thanks: 377 Thanked 411 Times in 180 Posts	Wow, was I off. Walter (The Luger Story) says about 12,000 total old pattern for the 7.65 US Commercial from 1900 to 1907. Walter gives the test model a "rarity index (RI) of 12 and the commercial a RI of 10. For comparison a WW1 P08 has an RI of 2, a 1936 Krieghoff an RI of 12. Jan Still states Bannerman bought 770 from the US Government and Still had reports of 161 American Eagle Test Lugers (1900) when he published the book (1991?)