Question about the book Ã¢??Luger TipsÃ¢?Â

Ron Wood · 02-19-2007, 12:42 PM

It is a typo, but should read "1906". In the text it refers to the 1906 Navy Commercial.

You are correct that the front sight block on the Commercial model at the bottom of the page is much too low for a Navy and the barrel "band" is too short. It looks more like a standard '06 Commercial front sight than a Navy. I strongly suspect that it was rebarreled and did not come from the factory that way. The '06 Navy is a relatively scarce gun and Mr. Reese may not have seen a genuine piece to know the difference...or pehaps he hadn't counted on a sharp-eyed new collector spotting the difference!

02-19-2007, 12:42 PM	#6
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: 7,051 Thanks: 1,121 Thanked 5,287 Times in 1,728 Posts	It is a typo, but should read "1906". In the text it refers to the 1906 Navy Commercial. You are correct that the front sight block on the Commercial model at the bottom of the page is much too low for a Navy and the barrel "band" is too short. It looks more like a standard '06 Commercial front sight than a Navy. I strongly suspect that it was rebarreled and did not come from the factory that way. The '06 Navy is a relatively scarce gun and Mr. Reese may not have seen a genuine piece to know the difference...or pehaps he hadn't counted on a sharp-eyed new collector spotting the difference! __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction