american eagle help

[Padre Dan]

the bore is very good on it , after he came to 1250.00 on it we have not talked . i do not have the knowledge to know how it was faked or what two different lugers it came from since all the numbers match . could someone enlighten me ? rethinking the purchase , ty

[Doubs]

Originally Posted by Padre Dan

the bore is very good on it , after he came to 1250.00 on it we have not talked . i do not have the knowledge to know how it was faked or what two different lugers it came from since all the numbers match . could someone enlighten me ? rethinking the purchase , ty

What Dwight says is true; except for the exceptions he mentions there were no American Eagle Lugers in the alphabet commercial series. The alphabet commercial series began in 1921 with either 1 i or 2000 i depending upon who you believe. Five digit numbers for commercials had reached 92000 approximately and they didn't want to use six digits so 2000 i corresponds with 92000 if the first 10,000 did not have a suffix letter, the second 10,000 used suffix a, the next 10,000 b and so forth.

A close examination would have to be made to determine if the frame has had the original serial number scrubbed and then matched to the barrel and toggle train serial numbers or some other method was used to match the upper assembly - the receiver, barrel and toggle train - to the frame. Without a hands-on examination, how it was done is speculation. What is certain is that the upper and lower did not leave the factory that way.

[Padre Dan]

outstanding , i knew enough to be suspicious of it , thinking back the seller goes to a lot of gun shows and knows a good many luger people , some i would not trust as far as i could throw them , when i said i want to take pictures and never heard of a alphabet commercial American eagle and sure not one without import stamps , i had decided to buy it anyway , but when he wanted to up the price on me saying it was tax , i walked . still unsure with current luger prices the way they are . but much thanks to everyone on this forum , i have decided to not buy unless his price is lowered , again i want to thank everyone for your help.

[Dwight Gruber]

Originally Posted by Padre Dan

the bore is very good on it , after he came to 1250.00 on it we have not talked . i do not have the knowledge to know how it was faked or what two different lugers it came from since all the numbers match . could someone enlighten me ? rethinking the purchase , ty

I have seen examples where the receiver extension has been swapped out, utilizing the original barrel and toggle assembly--thus, to a casual or uninformed look, the pistol appears matching. A receiver is only numbered, cryptically, on the underside of the stop lug. This number is then altered, or eliminated. The witness mark may be jiggered to look authentic to the naked eye, close magnification of this can be a sure way to detect the fraud.

--Dwight

[Padre Dan]

ty, this is what i think was done , in this case