Help! Got a line on an AE

Ron Wood · 11-28-2008, 05:28 PM

Nice find. That is a very early AE. No proofs is absolutely correct, but it probably has a small Swiss cross on the left side of the barrel. Did you check for matching numbers on the small parts? The magazine is incorrect, should be a wooden base commercial with no serial number. In the condition you describe the price may be a bit high, but perhaps the seller is charging a premium for the early serial number and with today's prices it probably isn't a bad investment. Please let me know if it does have the Swiss marked barrel (need the info for my data base - thanks).

P.S. - Photos too if you can

11-28-2008, 05:28 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: 7,051 Thanks: 1,119 Thanked 5,286 Times in 1,728 Posts	Nice find. That is a very early AE. No proofs is absolutely correct, but it probably has a small Swiss cross on the left side of the barrel. Did you check for matching numbers on the small parts? The magazine is incorrect, should be a wooden base commercial with no serial number. In the condition you describe the price may be a bit high, but perhaps the seller is charging a premium for the early serial number and with today's prices it probably isn't a bad investment. Please let me know if it does have the Swiss marked barrel (need the info for my data base - thanks). P.S. - Photos too if you can __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction Last edited by Ron Wood; 11-28-2008 at 05:58 PM.