New acqusistion 1908 from isolation

Norme · 03-18-2017, 10:56 PM

Here's a little ancient history that you young folks may not be aware of. Back in 2002 Ralph Shattuck announced, with much fanfare, that he had discovered a hitherto unknown Luger variation, a 45 cal carbine. He claimed to have located it on a ranch in Montana and christened it "The 1 Million Dollar Gun". By this time collectors were getting a little wary of Shattuck and the carbine turned out to be the last straw. All hell broke loose on this forum with supporters and detractors getting increasingly heated and the upshot was that the leading detractor, Jan Still, left to start his own forum.
I've tried to post a link to one of these old threads, but this forum seems not to permit links. If you search "45 cal carbine" you will find one of these threads titled "Who's going to Reno on 8-16 to 8-18".
Norm

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03-18-2017, 10:56 PM	#36
Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,417 Thanks: 226 Thanked 2,607 Times in 933 Posts	Here's a little ancient history that you young folks may not be aware of. Back in 2002 Ralph Shattuck announced, with much fanfare, that he had discovered a hitherto unknown Luger variation, a 45 cal carbine. He claimed to have located it on a ranch in Montana and christened it "The 1 Million Dollar Gun". By this time collectors were getting a little wary of Shattuck and the carbine turned out to be the last straw. All hell broke loose on this forum with supporters and detractors getting increasingly heated and the upshot was that the leading detractor, Jan Still, left to start his own forum. I've tried to post a link to one of these old threads, but this forum seems not to permit links. If you search "45 cal carbine" you will find one of these threads titled "Who's going to Reno on 8-16 to 8-18". Norm