One of Two Hundred?

Doubs · 08-10-2002, 01:03 AM

Wes, in "Imperial Lugers" Jan Still reports that 770 1900 U.S. Test Lugers were sold to Bannerman who then retailed them to the public. I'm a little leery of the claim that only 200 are "recorded" today. What is the source of the number 200? While it's possible that the whereabouts of only 200 are known, I believe that a much larger number of them have survived. That's ONLY my opinion but surely 570 of those sold to Bannerman haven't been lost or destroyed. That's much too high a percentage in my estimate.

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08-10-2002, 01:03 AM	#2
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,742 Thanks: 826 Thanked 1,788 Times in 590 Posts	Wes, in "Imperial Lugers" Jan Still reports that 770 1900 U.S. Test Lugers were sold to Bannerman who then retailed them to the public. I'm a little leery of the claim that only 200 are "recorded" today. What is the source of the number 200? While it's possible that the whereabouts of only 200 are known, I believe that a much larger number of them have survived. That's ONLY my opinion but surely 570 of those sold to Bannerman haven't been lost or destroyed. That's much too high a percentage in my estimate.