1906 Royal Portuguese

MG · 07-03-2003, 12:20 AM

I saw this on Gunbroker,is it real?

http://www.gunbroker.com/auction/Vie...p?Item=9980684

Thanks
Michael

Ron Wood · 07-03-2003, 12:43 AM

Depends on what you mean "real". It is a genuine 1906 Portuguese Army Luger. As for being "NEAR MINT" and "98% original finish", that is a fairy tale. The gun has been reblued, including parts that should be strawed.

MG · 08-11-2003, 04:24 AM

Thanks Ron,
I just now have read your reply to this and I had thought that it was reblued as well.

Thank you again

Jim Keenan · 08-11-2003, 07:55 PM

This is the same gun (Ser # 3443) that was discussed on the thread "What's wrong with this Portuguese M2?". The conclusion, I believe, was that the gun is, at best, highly dubious, and that seems supported by a comparison of photos of a known good M2 and the one on GunBrokers.

My belief about the gun has been expressed in that thread and need not be repeated here.

Jim

07-03-2003, 12:20 AM	#1
MG User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 93 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	1906 Royal Portuguese I saw this on Gunbroker,is it real? http://www.gunbroker.com/auction/Vie...p?Item=9980684 Thanks Michael __________________ MG "Si vis pacem, para bellum" 'If you want peace,prepare for war'

07-03-2003, 12:43 AM	#2
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,017 Thanks: 1,089 Thanked 5,164 Times in 1,700 Posts	Depends on what you mean "real". It is a genuine 1906 Portuguese Army Luger. As for being "NEAR MINT" and "98% original finish", that is a fairy tale. The gun has been reblued, including parts that should be strawed. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

08-11-2003, 04:24 AM	#3
MG User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 93 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks Ron, I just now have read your reply to this and I had thought that it was reblued as well. Thank you again __________________ MG "Si vis pacem, para bellum" 'If you want peace,prepare for war'

08-11-2003, 07:55 PM	#4
Jim Keenan User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 184 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	This is the same gun (Ser # 3443) that was discussed on the thread "What's wrong with this Portuguese M2?". The conclusion, I believe, was that the gun is, at best, highly dubious, and that seems supported by a comparison of photos of a known good M2 and the one on GunBrokers. My belief about the gun has been expressed in that thread and need not be repeated here. Jim