1900 American Eagle

[RAHamilton]

Gentlemen:

I did a little ole fashioned horse trading yesterday and picked up a 1900 American Eagle. It is SN # 9346, which appears on the front of the frame under the barrel and on the underside of the barrel itself and is stamped "Germany" under the SN on the front of the frame. There are no other markings or proof marks of any kind.

All the serial numbers match, including the firing pin and the grips are properly numbered to the gun. The blueing appears to be all original and is at least 98%. The strawed parts unfortunately are approximately 40%. There is a nice golden hue on the strawed parts where they are protected, but the exposed portions show more of a silvery golden color.

The magazine is proper for the era and is wood bottom with what I believe is a nickle finish. The appears to be the letter P on the flat edge of the mag ag the bottom near the wooden puller. I'm not sure what this letter signifies, but hopefully someone here can assist me. I have included several photographs for all forum members to review and I would appreciate any and all feedback.

I have compared it to examples in "Lugers at Random" and everything appears to be correct. Unfortunately I do not have a copy of Jan Still's book "Imperial Lugers" to gain additional knowledge and use for further comparisons.

Again, I would appreciate any and all comments, whether critical or complementary. Thanks to everyone in advance.

I was unable to upload the photos as they exceeded the file size of the server. I will send them to Ed and hopefully he can add them to this post.

Best Regards,
Bob

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