US Test: Bannerman Sale Records

[Hugo Borchardt]

Thanks everyone! What I really would like to see is what constitutes the Bannerman sale records, and/or Reese's "Evidence received from the Bureau of Accounting". I just can't let this mystery go and am getting a bit obsessed with it. I apologize to everyone as I am going to beat this dead horse for a long time to come 'cause I believe it just ain't dead yet.

Ron is my hero! I have had the pleasure of corresponding with him and speaking on the phone and hope to meet him some day (and get his autograph )!

Reese mentions that Tauscher provided 2 pistols and 1000 rounds of ammunition for preliminary test prior to the order for 1000. And we also know that 50 were swapped with AE Funke.

Test Pistol #6282 is also listed in Capt. Littebrant test report in 1902s Armor Volume 13 where he states: "On one occasion I had two cartridges of one magazine charge fail to explode (pistol 6282) and since then it has occasionally failed." Ron pointed out to me once that this is the only Bannerman in the 6200 range. I find it extremely interestingly that Reese (1900 luger US Test Trials pg 69) lists 6282 as being in the Springfield Armory Museum at the time of publishing his book. Was it bought by Bannerman and ended up back at Springfield??? Is it still there? Guess I need to go.

1910 Congressional Serial Set lists 321 repaired 7.65 mm Luger pistols in the Springfield Arsenal inventory at the end of 1910. I'd like to determine exact date of Bannerman sale to conclude whether these guns were included in the sale in all or part. I have varying dates on the auction from 1906-1911.

1909 Rock Island Arsenal Museum catalogue lists 2 .30 Lugers there:
http://books.google.com/books?id=vxE...ed=0CDAQ6AEwAA

Armor Volume 13 can be found at:
http://books.google.com/books?id=0pI...ed=0CCoQ6AEwAA

1910 Congressional Serial Set can be found at:
http://books.google.com/books?id=FZk...ed=0CDAQ6AEwAQ)