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Nomadr · 02-20-2005, 12:34 PM

Thought you guys would enjoy this!
A local gun collector discovered he owns the luger George Eastman committed suicide with? He paid less then $500 bucks back in 1972. Very interesting article. I can scan and post the whole article if your interested.
They say George Eastman owned 2 lugers (a matching set) and both are unaccounted for until this one turned up in Rochester. Although they don't give a clear description of the luger other than "it's an early 1900s model" it matches the one in the original police photos.
It is marked under the barrel with a C/B, C/G, C/U, 172,28 and ser. 133
Better check your collections

The owner no longer wants to keep the luger because of it's tragic history. Hmmmm, wonder if the $2 million price tag helped with that decision?
Bob
For some reason. I'm having trouble posting a PIC?

02-20-2005, 12:34 PM	#1
Nomadr Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 276 Thanks: 16 Thanked 28 Times in 22 Posts	$2 Million dollar Gun Thought you guys would enjoy this! A local gun collector discovered he owns the luger George Eastman committed suicide with? He paid less then $500 bucks back in 1972. Very interesting article. I can scan and post the whole article if your interested. They say George Eastman owned 2 lugers (a matching set) and both are unaccounted for until this one turned up in Rochester. Although they don't give a clear description of the luger other than "it's an early 1900s model" it matches the one in the original police photos. It is marked under the barrel with a C/B, C/G, C/U, 172,28 and ser. 133 Better check your collections The owner no longer wants to keep the luger because of it's tragic history. Hmmmm, wonder if the $2 million price tag helped with that decision? Bob For some reason. I'm having trouble posting a PIC?