What is the fate of M1902 s/n 10030B?

[Edward Tinker]

Hell of a lot of questions... Many of these would be answered by buying Test Lugers by Reese; see below for some off the top of my head answers...


1) In Fred Datigs 1958 revised edition of his book ...Does anyone know the fate of this particular weapon? Has there been any additional information come to light on this weapon since the publication of Datigs revised book?
NOT THAT I KNOW OF

2) Were there any other known purchases of Lugers by the U.S. Government? If there was, what was the fate of these weapons (were they destroyed or surplussed)? [I'm aware of the uber-rare .45 cal Lugers]
YES, THE 1000 TEST LUGERS, PLUS SEVERAL OTHERS

3) Are there any other verifiable sales of Lugers by the U.S. Government other than the Bannerman sale?
NONE KNOWN, EXCEPT WHAT IS IN REESES BOOK

4) I recall reading somewhere that some (as many as 200) of the 1000 M1900AE "Test Lugers" were actually issued to Calvery Officers for 'field testing'.
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UH, THERE WERE 1,000 TEST LUGERS ISSUED THROUGH OUT THE ARMY, ALL OF THESE WERE ISSUED FOR TESTING

5) Do the M1900AE's that fall in the range of s/n 6100-7100 but NOT part of the Bannerman purchase have ALL of the same attributes as the Bannerman Lugers (i.e. are they identical in every way)?
SEE THE MANY THREADS ON THIS, IT IS BEING AND HAS BEEN RESEARCHED, SHORT ANSWER, NO/YES

6) Is there a database of M1900AE's (commercial U.S. market models marked with "GERMANY") with s/n's under 21,000? Is it known what the total number of commercial American Eagles were produced in 1900-01?
FOR THE BEST DATABASE SEE DWIGHT GRUBERS DATABASE HE POSTED HERE ON THE FORUM

7) Why do Texans.....?......er..scratch that one.
DON'T MAKE FUN OF TEXANS, I AM MARRIED TO ONE, AND THE FOREMOST EXPERT ON EARLY LUGERS IS A TEXAN

8) Are there any production numbers of M1900's (manufactured in 1900-01) used for testing (NOT post adoption weapons or M1900/06) by Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Germany, Luxemburg, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and Russia?
I HAVE NO CLUE

9) I read on another message board about visitors at gun shows could have their Lugers "upgraded ", for a price, with the "flaming bomb" mark sometime in the early 1960's. Is this a serious case of Alzheimers? I'm quite certain that there is a plentiful variety of unscrupulous collectors and gunsmiths that would entertain this, but why? Eventually, like any other criminal, you'll get fingered.
THE FLAMING BOMB USED TO BE THOUGHT TO EQUAL TEST LUGER, IT DOES NOT

Answer all of these question to my satisfaction and you win a lifetime supply of beer!
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