9mm American Eagle NO GERMANY

Mike B · 10-09-2006, 10:40 PM

Greetings and Happy Hunting Season,
A few of you know that I have been looking for a 1906 9mm American Eagle for a long time. You also know that I have passed up some very nice ones because I had my mind made up that I wanted a BUG proofed one to match my 7.65 American Eagle. Well, I just could not pass up the deal I was offered last weekend on a 9mm with no BUG. It meant a 700 mile one way trip, but I swapped two deer rifles and a shotgun for the Luger. I had not shot any one of the three in over 15 years and could not foresee ever shooting them again. And totaling up the dollars I had invested in the three guns, it was an easy decision. Anyway, I would like to present the Luger to you for your evaluation. There is one quirk about it. I donÃ¢??t think it has been refinished. I am about 100% sure of this. I took it to my trusted gunsmith whom I love dearly and trust more. He has been in business about as long as I have been in my business and thatÃ¢??s too long. He says no refinishing. The one imperfection I am talking about is the Ã¢??GERMANYÃ¢?Â is missing. I have studied all the angles and thoughts of how this could have happened, but I come up empty ever time. So I throw it to you with all the pictures. BTW The grips and the magazine are not stamped and the extractor is marked "GELADEN". Please let me know if more pictures are needed. Thanks, Mike

policeluger · 10-09-2006, 11:09 PM

off for Canada mose/wolf/bear in a few hours...thanks and good hunting to you

Lugerdoc · 10-10-2006, 11:09 AM

Mike, Hard to say for sure without actually holding the luger, but my feelings are an exc older restoration. The renumbered grip safety, the faint second #76 on the breech block, the strange marking above the freshly stamped serial on the barrel, the newly checkered grips ---- all items that I would not expect to see on a gun made this early. But if you're in it right, probably worth more than you paid. Tom

Dwight Gruber · 10-10-2006, 12:13 PM

Tom,

The very faint marking on the breechblock looks to me like a c/N commercial proof, as does the mark above the barrel serial number...or have I missed something here?

--Dwight

Ron Wood · 10-10-2006, 12:24 PM

Maybe I am gullible (and I probably amÃ¢?Â¦about lots of things), but the gun looks pretty good to me.

Mike B · 10-10-2006, 01:20 PM

Thanks guys,
I do appreciate the input, but any ideas about the absence of the "GERMANY" stamp?

Mike

pursihei · 10-11-2006, 05:09 AM

Not a clue...interesting variation?

10-09-2006, 10:40 PM	#1
Mike B Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 979 Thanks: 1 Thanked 271 Times in 99 Posts	9mm American Eagle NO GERMANY Greetings and Happy Hunting Season, A few of you know that I have been looking for a 1906 9mm American Eagle for a long time. You also know that I have passed up some very nice ones because I had my mind made up that I wanted a BUG proofed one to match my 7.65 American Eagle. Well, I just could not pass up the deal I was offered last weekend on a 9mm with no BUG. It meant a 700 mile one way trip, but I swapped two deer rifles and a shotgun for the Luger. I had not shot any one of the three in over 15 years and could not foresee ever shooting them again. And totaling up the dollars I had invested in the three guns, it was an easy decision. Anyway, I would like to present the Luger to you for your evaluation. There is one quirk about it. I donÃ¢??t think it has been refinished. I am about 100% sure of this. I took it to my trusted gunsmith whom I love dearly and trust more. He has been in business about as long as I have been in my business and thatÃ¢??s too long. He says no refinishing. The one imperfection I am talking about is the Ã¢??GERMANYÃ¢?Â is missing. I have studied all the angles and thoughts of how this could have happened, but I come up empty ever time. So I throw it to you with all the pictures. BTW The grips and the magazine are not stamped and the extractor is marked "GELADEN". Please let me know if more pictures are needed. Thanks, Mike

10-10-2006, 11:09 AM	#3
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 736 Times in 483 Posts	Mike, Hard to say for sure without actually holding the luger, but my feelings are an exc older restoration. The renumbered grip safety, the faint second #76 on the breech block, the strange marking above the freshly stamped serial on the barrel, the newly checkered grips ---- all items that I would not expect to see on a gun made this early. But if you're in it right, probably worth more than you paid. Tom __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

10-10-2006, 12:24 PM	#5
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: 6,988 Thanks: 1,067 Thanked 5,099 Times in 1,676 Posts	Maybe I am gullible (and I probably amÃ¢?Â¦about lots of things), but the gun looks pretty good to me. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

10-09-2006, 11:09 PM	#2
policeluger RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ca. Posts: 2,141 Thanks: 8 Thanked 89 Times in 54 Posts	off for Canada mose/wolf/bear in a few hours...thanks and good hunting to you

10-10-2006, 12:13 PM	#4
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,890 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,282 Times in 424 Posts	Tom, The very faint marking on the breechblock looks to me like a c/N commercial proof, as does the mark above the barrel serial number...or have I missed something here? --Dwight

10-10-2006, 01:20 PM	#6
Mike B Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 979 Thanks: 1 Thanked 271 Times in 99 Posts	Thanks guys, I do appreciate the input, but any ideas about the absence of the "GERMANY" stamp? Mike

10-11-2006, 05:09 AM	#7
pursihei User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Not a clue...interesting variation? __________________ JPu