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drbuster · 02-10-2006, 08:56 PM

Tom, I will be very interested to see that "future" publication on Russian lugers, and especially will be anxious to see who the "authority" will be. We do know little about Russian contract lugers, the source being mainly Lugers at Random. We know (or do we?) that there were a very few 1900 made (<100). The only one I know of is in Ralph Shattuck's collection. There were guessed to be 1000 of the 1906 variation made that had the configuration of the one here presented on Gunbroker. They were supposed to be sent to Czarist Russia for purchase by officers. I don't recall ever seeing documantion of this or any description or photos of any accessories, such as holsters, cleaning rods, etc. Thus I would love to hear any further details, maybe from someone with knowledge from Russia itself. I always suspected that with the fall of the Soviet Union, more Russian lugers would surface. Perhaps this is what we are seeing. One final major caveat is that to buy such a purported rare and desirable collector's item on a medium such as Gunbroker, one must have faith, money, expertise and an iron clad inspection period.

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02-10-2006, 08:56 PM	#7
drbuster User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Mateo, California Posts: 1,432 Thanks: 2 Thanked 71 Times in 56 Posts	Tom, I will be very interested to see that "future" publication on Russian lugers, and especially will be anxious to see who the "authority" will be. We do know little about Russian contract lugers, the source being mainly Lugers at Random. We know (or do we?) that there were a very few 1900 made (<100). The only one I know of is in Ralph Shattuck's collection. There were guessed to be 1000 of the 1906 variation made that had the configuration of the one here presented on Gunbroker. They were supposed to be sent to Czarist Russia for purchase by officers. I don't recall ever seeing documantion of this or any description or photos of any accessories, such as holsters, cleaning rods, etc. Thus I would love to hear any further details, maybe from someone with knowledge from Russia itself. I always suspected that with the fall of the Soviet Union, more Russian lugers would surface. Perhaps this is what we are seeing. One final major caveat is that to buy such a purported rare and desirable collector's item on a medium such as Gunbroker, one must have faith, money, expertise and an iron clad inspection period.