Question about the book Ã¢??Luger TipsÃ¢?Â

Pete Ebbink · 02-17-2007, 01:53 PM

Vern,

I think the "1902" is a typo as you say and should probably read as "1920".

Lots of DWM-parts guns were coming out of Germany in the 1920's.

Also, USA outfits such as Pacific Arms from SF, CA would give a luger buyer any barrel configuration you wanted in the 1920's.

Least remote but still a possibility...sometimes book authors rely on photos supplied by other collectors and dealers. It is remotely possible the gun in the photo is a 'boosted" gun and the author missed it in his edit of photo materials.

02-17-2007, 01:53 PM	#4
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	Vern, I think the "1902" is a typo as you say and should probably read as "1920". Lots of DWM-parts guns were coming out of Germany in the 1920's. Also, USA outfits such as Pacific Arms from SF, CA would give a luger buyer any barrel configuration you wanted in the 1920's. Least remote but still a possibility...sometimes book authors rely on photos supplied by other collectors and dealers. It is remotely possible the gun in the photo is a 'boosted" gun and the author missed it in his edit of photo materials.