Talk to me about this gun?

alvin · 03-23-2008, 08:21 AM

Vern -- A little information from Page 123 of "Luger Story" (John Walter, 2001):

A few Russian guns have recently found their way to Europe from Iran, and it is likely that they were brought to the Near East by White Russian emigres. Their numbers are usually confined to the 560-860 block, though one numbered 313 has also been reported. The Russian guns -- perhaps a thousand of them -- clearly formed a seperate series.

Those guns bear M-N crest. But, if there are 1000 of them, some may not bear the crest. Simpson could not call it Russian because it has no crest, so the the most appropriate name is 1906 commercial.

03-23-2008, 08:21 AM	#4
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Vern -- A little information from Page 123 of "Luger Story" (John Walter, 2001): A few Russian guns have recently found their way to Europe from Iran, and it is likely that they were brought to the Near East by White Russian emigres. Their numbers are usually confined to the 560-860 block, though one numbered 313 has also been reported. The Russian guns -- perhaps a thousand of them -- clearly formed a seperate series. Those guns bear M-N crest. But, if there are 1000 of them, some may not bear the crest. Simpson could not call it Russian because it has no crest, so the the most appropriate name is 1906 commercial.