My new 1906 American Eagle

crc · 03-17-2007, 06:22 PM

My new 1906 American Eagle. Came with an M2 Portuguese Holster, commercial cleaning rod, loading tool and pin punch. Thought I would share with you. Randy

Ron Wood · 03-17-2007, 06:53 PM

Neat! What is the truncated cone 7.65 round, DWM? Looks like the serial number is in the 26,000 range...a nice early one. Gotta love these classic Lugers.

crc · 03-17-2007, 07:30 PM

Ron
Yes its a DWM round. If I am not mistaken, according to Kenyon there were only about 750 of these lugers produced. I don't know if this still holds true or not. The serial number is 26162, and according to Kenyon, the serial number range is 25100 to 26500. Randy

Dwight Gruber · 03-18-2007, 03:17 AM

Randy,

The 1906 AE range goes clear into 69000. What is noteworthy about your Luger, and what Kenyon is referring to, is the GESICHERT marked safety on your Luger. Most 1906 examples have a polished area instead.

The serial number range for this safety mark extends from at least 25184 to 26740. There is no way to verify Kenyon's actual total estimate.

--Dwight

Pete Ebbink · 03-18-2007, 10:48 AM

Hi Craig,

Congratulations on a wonderful $ 1500 score. The Portuguese rig alone is worth over $350-400...so your Luger price is even better !

BTW...there is a M1906 AE discussion occuring over on Jan Still's gun boards...centered around whether the "germany' stamping on M1906's should or should not display the halo-effect (or maybe both conditions are correct and proper).

http://luger.gunboards.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11003

From the front-view photo of your Luger, it appears your gun has the halo along the "germany" stamping.

Could you take a closer look and confirm this ?

03-17-2007, 06:22 PM	#1
crc User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: colorado Posts: 66 Thanks: 6 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	My new 1906 American Eagle My new 1906 American Eagle. Came with an M2 Portuguese Holster, commercial cleaning rod, loading tool and pin punch. Thought I would share with you. Randy

03-17-2007, 06:53 PM	#2
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 6,988 Thanks: 1,067 Thanked 5,099 Times in 1,676 Posts	Neat! What is the truncated cone 7.65 round, DWM? Looks like the serial number is in the 26,000 range...a nice early one. Gotta love these classic Lugers. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

03-17-2007, 07:30 PM	#3
crc User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: colorado Posts: 66 Thanks: 6 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Ron Yes its a DWM round. If I am not mistaken, according to Kenyon there were only about 750 of these lugers produced. I don't know if this still holds true or not. The serial number is 26162, and according to Kenyon, the serial number range is 25100 to 26500. Randy

03-18-2007, 03:17 AM	#4
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,890 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,282 Times in 424 Posts	Randy, The 1906 AE range goes clear into 69000. What is noteworthy about your Luger, and what Kenyon is referring to, is the GESICHERT marked safety on your Luger. Most 1906 examples have a polished area instead. The serial number range for this safety mark extends from at least 25184 to 26740. There is no way to verify Kenyon's actual total estimate. --Dwight

03-18-2007, 10:48 AM	#5
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Hi Craig, Congratulations on a wonderful $ 1500 score. The Portuguese rig alone is worth over $350-400...so your Luger price is even better ! BTW...there is a M1906 AE discussion occuring over on Jan Still's gun boards...centered around whether the "germany' stamping on M1906's should or should not display the halo-effect (or maybe both conditions are correct and proper). http://luger.gunboards.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11003 From the front-view photo of your Luger, it appears your gun has the halo along the "germany" stamping. Could you take a closer look and confirm this ?