This 1899 Parabellum sold for a huge amount of money today...

Ron Wood · 08-22-2009, 06:04 PM

Incredible item!! One of the treasures of Lugerdom. Nice write-up in the catalog, but two things of note. They state that the cross-in-starburst chamber marking is pantographed…it isn’t, it was hand stamped. They also cite #20 in the Rock Island Arsenal auction as another surviving example of the commission presentation series. Number 20 has been discussed at length on the forums, and while a beautiful piece, it is a counterfeit.

08-22-2009, 06:04 PM	#7
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: 1,120 Thanked 5,287 Times in 1,728 Posts	Incredible item!! One of the treasures of Lugerdom. Nice write-up in the catalog, but two things of note. They state that the cross-in-starburst chamber marking is pantographed…it isn’t, it was hand stamped. They also cite #20 in the Rock Island Arsenal auction as another surviving example of the commission presentation series. Number 20 has been discussed at length on the forums, and while a beautiful piece, it is a counterfeit. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction