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Hugh · 04-14-2001, 11:10 AM

Stopped by the Norton Gallery yesterday. If anyone gets a chance to visit this place, they should! Fantastic collection of Remington & Russell bronzes and paintings, as well as a "Confederate Gallery", 12 other "galleries" of art, bronzes, crystal, etc. The "Antique Firearms Gallery", has more than 140 rare and unusual firearms including Lugers, Borchardts, Colts, S&Ws, Rugers etc, some of which have been engraved and gold filled by E.C. Prudhomme, famous Shreveport engraver.There are 11 Lugers and three Borchardts, including an engraved Luger carbine with ivory forearm and grips. There are a couple of Luger carbines, and early grip safety models including one with an attached Ideal holster-stock. One unsual one is an engraved Luger that was casehardened after engraving instead of being blued!

Oh yes, saw the 45 Luger, but was not allowed to take pictures. They confiscate your camera when you enter and return it when you leave. Looks authentic to me. However the card by the gun says "one of three" and that it does not have a serial number. According to Michael Reese II in "Luger Tips", there were five made for the 1907 trials. I believe that documentation of this particular gun has been established (see preceeding posts) and that is bears serial #3. The condition of the gun is almost mint, and I wonder what tests it was subjected to in the trials? One unusual thing that I noticed is that the checkering on the grips appears to be 22 or 24 LPI; definitely finer than the standard 20 LPI of normal Lugers.

04-14-2001, 11:10 AM	#1
Hugh RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Swamp Posts: 2,460 Thanks: 2 Thanked 166 Times in 65 Posts	45 Luger at Norton Gallery Stopped by the Norton Gallery yesterday. If anyone gets a chance to visit this place, they should! Fantastic collection of Remington & Russell bronzes and paintings, as well as a "Confederate Gallery", 12 other "galleries" of art, bronzes, crystal, etc. The "Antique Firearms Gallery", has more than 140 rare and unusual firearms including Lugers, Borchardts, Colts, S&Ws, Rugers etc, some of which have been engraved and gold filled by E.C. Prudhomme, famous Shreveport engraver.There are 11 Lugers and three Borchardts, including an engraved Luger carbine with ivory forearm and grips. There are a couple of Luger carbines, and early grip safety models including one with an attached Ideal holster-stock. One unsual one is an engraved Luger that was casehardened after engraving instead of being blued! Oh yes, saw the 45 Luger, but was not allowed to take pictures. They confiscate your camera when you enter and return it when you leave. Looks authentic to me. However the card by the gun says "one of three" and that it does not have a serial number. According to Michael Reese II in "Luger Tips", there were five made for the 1907 trials. I believe that documentation of this particular gun has been established (see preceeding posts) and that is bears serial #3. The condition of the gun is almost mint, and I wonder what tests it was subjected to in the trials? One unusual thing that I noticed is that the checkering on the grips appears to be 22 or 24 LPI; definitely finer than the standard 20 LPI of normal Lugers.