Persian 4" Mauser Luger

[Ben M.]

another one.
http://www.adamsguns.com/luger.htm

[Maestro]

Originally Posted by Ben M.

another one.
http://www.adamsguns.com/luger.htm

Nice link Ben,
in case it disappears, here's a few excerpts:

This Persian contract Luger - new in the original box with factory target, was presented by the Shah to General Evans in 1950 while the General was Chief of the U.S. Military Mission to the Iranian Army.
Engraved (in Farsi) on the side is a personalized inscription from the Iranian Army Center of Motorized and Armored Education to General Evans.

The Iranian Armor School was founded in 1950 and patterned after the United States Army Armor Center. The Chief of the Military Mission was advisor to the Iranian Minister of War, and worked closely with the Commander in Chief (The Shah). We must conclude that General Evans was instrumental in establishing the school.