American Eagle Luger, model 1900?

[Edward Tinker]

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">LUGER PISTOL M1900 AMERICAN EAGLE SECOND ISSUE 7.65MM U.S. ARMY TRIALS

The listed serial number represent 770 pistols purchased by Bannerman & Sons from the United States Government Arsenal at Springfield Armory in 1906. These are the only documented specimens of trial pistols issued by the U.S. Army from 1901-1905. The original order from Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken, Germany was for 1000 pistols. The 230 pistols whose serial numbers are not shown were probably rendered useless in various tests. It is quite possible however that a small number of these unrecorded specimens came into private hands. 6176-6196 6282 6361-7108 7147 There is no definite marking employed by the United States Government which will positively identify these pistols. Any stamped letters, numbers or ordnance type flaming bombs found on the frame or receiver can not be attributed to any United States government agency. If a M1900 American Eagle, second issue pistol is suspected of being a trial specimen it will have the following characteristics: 1. Serial number range 5800 to 7800. 2. The word Germany will not appear on the pistol. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Not to be difficult, but this is stated range of bannermans sold by the gov't (the normal accepted range) 6176-6196 6282 6361-7108 7147 and *then* they state 5800 to 7800. It would be interesting to see why they change their own range? It doesn't include the *missing* 230 even?

I would e-mail or snail mail and ask for clarification, because it doesn't make sense numerically.

Ed