Help!

01-27-2002, 09:15 PM

I just came into possession of an American Eagle Cal. 9MM LUGER pistol. Can anyone help me identify this weapon? I cannot find it in the blue book! ItÃ¢??s stainless steal with a (4) inch barrel (maybe slightly shorter). It and came with 3 stainless magazines, (2) look like plastic bases with an eagle logo, the other looks like wood. It looks to be in great shape and I gave a friend $200 for it. Was it a good deal?

Marked on the right side is:

American Eagle

Cal. 9MM LUGER

Above right grip:

SPM Houston TX USA

Left side:

8544

Top:

Eagle Symbol with 1993 below it

01-27-2002, 09:36 PM

I find a stainless Stoeger Luger in my Blue Book (20th Anniversary Edition) toward the end of the Luger listings on p. 795. It claims $495 for 95% and $565 for 98%. Plus extra mags.

Herb · 01-27-2002, 09:47 PM

Are you sure it is stainless steel? John Martz was turnig out some original lugers, original steel, that he had procesed to look exactly like stainless steel. When I last vistied him, around 1985 or 6 he was still at it. They are really nice, but they are made of regular luger steel. For a fee I will tell you how he did it!

01-27-2002, 09:50 PM

Thank you Bill!

Why Stoeger? I looked up Stoeger, it seems they do shotguns!

Bill..

01-27-2002, 09:54 PM

Herb,

It's stainless...

Bill

01-27-2002, 10:30 PM

Rick,

That is it! Thanx!

Bill

01-28-2002, 07:56 PM

Bill,

I just started my hunt for my 1st. shooter luger a month ago.

S/S lugers were made by Mitchell Arms (in the early 1990's but now out-of-business) and well as Stoeger by a firm in Texas called AIMCO.

On the GunAmerica.com web-site NIB units from both seem to sell in the $695 to $ 800 price range. So your $ 200 purchase was pretty good.

I decided to buy a Mauser-Interarms luger made in the 1970-1980's by Mauser with tooling from WWII. NIB units from Mauser from this era (the post-WWII era) can be had in the $ 825 to $ 1000 price range.

Lots of luger experts debate whether such post WWII lugers are the real-deal or not. You can do a Luger Forum message board search under "Mauser Interarms" for the past year to get lots of pros & cons...

01-27-2002, 09:15 PM	#1
Bill Miller Guest Posts: n/a	Help! I just came into possession of an American Eagle Cal. 9MM LUGER pistol. Can anyone help me identify this weapon? I cannot find it in the blue book! ItÃ¢??s stainless steal with a (4) inch barrel (maybe slightly shorter). It and came with 3 stainless magazines, (2) look like plastic bases with an eagle logo, the other looks like wood. It looks to be in great shape and I gave a friend $200 for it. Was it a good deal? Marked on the right side is: American Eagle Cal. 9MM LUGER Above right grip: SPM Houston TX USA Left side: 8544 Top: Eagle Symbol with 1993 below it

01-27-2002, 09:36 PM	#2
Bill Utterback Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Help! I find a stainless Stoeger Luger in my Blue Book (20th Anniversary Edition) toward the end of the Luger listings on p. 795. It claims $495 for 95% and $565 for 98%. Plus extra mags.

01-27-2002, 09:47 PM	#3
Herb User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Utah, in the land of the Sleeping Rainbow Posts: 1,457 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Help! Are you sure it is stainless steel? John Martz was turnig out some original lugers, original steel, that he had procesed to look exactly like stainless steel. When I last vistied him, around 1985 or 6 he was still at it. They are really nice, but they are made of regular luger steel. For a fee I will tell you how he did it!

01-27-2002, 09:50 PM	#4
Bill Miller Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Help! Thank you Bill! Why Stoeger? I looked up Stoeger, it seems they do shotguns! Bill..

01-27-2002, 09:54 PM	#5
Bill Miller Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Help! Herb, It's stainless... Bill

01-27-2002, 10:30 PM	#6
Bill Miller Guest Posts: n/a	Re: newer Lugers Rick, That is it! Thanx! Bill

01-28-2002, 07:56 PM	#7
Wm. "Pete" Ebbink Guest Posts: n/a	Re: newer Lugers Bill, I just started my hunt for my 1st. shooter luger a month ago. S/S lugers were made by Mitchell Arms (in the early 1990's but now out-of-business) and well as Stoeger by a firm in Texas called AIMCO. On the GunAmerica.com web-site NIB units from both seem to sell in the $695 to $ 800 price range. So your $ 200 purchase was pretty good. I decided to buy a Mauser-Interarms luger made in the 1970-1980's by Mauser with tooling from WWII. NIB units from Mauser from this era (the post-WWII era) can be had in the $ 825 to $ 1000 price range. Lots of luger experts debate whether such post WWII lugers are the real-deal or not. You can do a Luger Forum message board search under "Mauser Interarms" for the past year to get lots of pros & cons...