.45 Cal. Luger No. 1...

[Pete Ebbink]

Got a hold of a reprint/copy of the 1907 US Test Trials Report (see my photo # 1), in which the .45 cal. Luger went head-to-head against other .45 cal. firearms.

On the Luger Forum in past discussions, there was usually some debate as to whether the .45 Luger shown in the Meadows/Matthews/Reese books was actually the # 1 Luger shot at the Trials.

In the Report on page 93; the ten (10) guns tested at the 1907 Trials are listed (see my photo # 2).

It might be significant that the .45 Luger is assigned weapon # 2 and at the end of the Report, where all weapons are photographed, Plate No. 2 (see my photo # 3) is of the .45 Luger. The numbering of the remaining pistols tested also align with the other "Plate Nos." assigned to the photos of the other guns tested.

Might this add a bit more creedance that the .45 Luger (# 1) with its odd grip angle was/is indeed the Luger shown in the Meadows/Matthews/ Reese books ?

Maybe # 1 was shot and the old Sid Abermann No.2 Luger with its "different" grip angle and different construction details was the gun kept in "reserve" during the Trials...?

p.s. Only 9 photographic plates are shown for the 10 guns. One plate is shown for both the single and double action versions of the Knoble automatic pistol...this happens at Plate No. 4. Plate No. 5 skips to gun # 6.







Regards,

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