Another .45 Luger Question...

Pete Ebbink · 08-14-2002, 09:53 AM

First of all, my thanks to Ron Wood for taking the time to research and post...!

I do not know what conclusions can be made here. If the Ordnance gun shown in the Meadows/Mathews/Reese photo was serial # 1 and side-by-side with serial # 2 (the Aberman gun), can we conclude that GL made two, slightly different .45 lugers for the US Trials ? I also recall reading somewhere that serial # 1 was thought to have been destroyed in 1914...

Tom Heller's post about custom-shop prototypes being a bit varied makes sense to me.

I make Japanese shoji screens and window coverings as a hobby. Each are hand-built and no two are quite alike. With each creation, I learn a bit more and build the next a bit differently...

Beyond that, I do not think any more can be concluded (i.e. total nubmer of .45's made, how many of each "model", etc...).

Appreciatively,

Pete...

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08-14-2002, 09:53 AM	#1
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	First of all, my thanks to Ron Wood for taking the time to research and post...! I do not know what conclusions can be made here. If the Ordnance gun shown in the Meadows/Mathews/Reese photo was serial # 1 and side-by-side with serial # 2 (the Aberman gun), can we conclude that GL made two, slightly different .45 lugers for the US Trials ? I also recall reading somewhere that serial # 1 was thought to have been destroyed in 1914... Tom Heller's post about custom-shop prototypes being a bit varied makes sense to me. I make Japanese shoji screens and window coverings as a hobby. Each are hand-built and no two are quite alike. With each creation, I learn a bit more and build the next a bit differently... Beyond that, I do not think any more can be concluded (i.e. total nubmer of .45's made, how many of each "model", etc...). Appreciatively, Pete...