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02-21-2011, 09:48 AM | #1 |
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Whose Catalog Is This???
Browsing eBay for...something...and I noticed several (like a dozen or so) sellers hawking individual pages of an old catalog...I saved the 'enlarge' image because it showed the relative size & shapes of Old Style Luger parts vs New Style...
...then I noticed the "America's Great Gun House" and "Everything In Guns Under One Cover"...with Lugers on page 359 (!)... So...What catalog is this from??? The oldest Numrich catalog I have is #10, from sometime in the 70's...and this is not from Numrich...
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"Everything In Guns Under One Cover" sounds like Stoeger.
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If you reverse the image, you can make out a very faint 'Stoeger' and 'N.Y.' on the other page.
At the bottom you can read 'YOU FIND WHAT YOU WANT AT STOEGER's'. Eat your heart out, CSI |
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No fair! I had to use my failing memory and you used your smarts.
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I never thought of mirroring it...Looks like a MAB on the next page... Alanint was correct, too - Cornell Pubs lists several digitally enhanced reprints of old Stoeger catalogs...Fairly cheap...512 pages in the 1939 World's Fair special edition reprint...$32.95...I think I may order one... Thank you all for your help!!!
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I have a copy of the 1939 Stoeger catalog. Enough eye candy in there to last for a long time.
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Stoeger was or is the exclusive owner of the name "Luger", if I remember correctly. Is that still the case, is Stoeger an active company?
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Ah, the virtues of internet:
Word Mark LUGER Goods and Services IC 013. US 009. G & S: [ SHOTGUNS, ] PISTOLS [ , REVOLVERS, RIFLES, ] AND PARTS THEREOF. FIRST USE: 18950201. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 18950201 Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING Serial Number 71290722 Filing Date October 5, 1929 Current Filing Basis 1A Original Filing Basis 1A Change In Registration CHANGE IN REGISTRATION HAS OCCURRED Registration Number 0269834 Registration Date April 22, 1930 Owner (REGISTRANT) A.F. STOEGER, INC. CORPORATION NEW YORK 509 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK (LAST LISTED OWNER) STOEGER, INC. CORPORATION BY CHANGE OF NAME NEW YORK 17601 Indian Head Highway Accokeek MARYLAND 20607 Assignment Recorded ASSIGNMENT RECORDED Attorney of Record Peter L. Costas, Esq. Type of Mark TRADEMARK Register PRINCIPAL Affidavit Text SECT 12C. SECT 15. SECTION 8(10-YR) 20100428. Renewal 5TH RENEWAL 20100428 Live/Dead Indicator LIVE |
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From Cornell's website, it looks like Stoeger now belongs to Beretta:
"Stoeger: A History of Affordable Quality Firearms" In the 1990s, the Stoeger company was purchased by Finnish rifle manufacturer Sako. In 2000, Sako was acquired by Beretta Holding S.p.A. At that time, Stoeger Industries was placed under the ownership of Benelli USA, where it remains today as a member of the Benelli USA family of companies. The technology and expertise of Benelli USA are integral to Stoeger's manufacturing processes. And all Stoeger products enjoy a solid reputation for affordable quality." In the USA, a registered trademark can be owned and used forever: "Unlike other forms of intellectual property (e.g., patents and copyrights) a registered trademark can, theoretically, last forever. So long as a trademark's use is continuous a trademark holder may keep the mark registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by filing Section 8 Affidavit(s) of Continuous Use as well as Section 9 Applications for renewal, as required." The key is that the trademark must be used in trade continuously, and it's registration must be affirmed every 5 years. But.... has the trademark "Luger" been used associated with a firearm by Stoeger or it's owners within the last 5 years? They continue to affirm their registration per the USPTO record Gerban found... I wonder when we'll be able to buy a new one?????? Marc
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