Pure Speculation.......45 Lugers

Johnny Peppers · 02-06-2002, 06:51 PM

The pistol is on display at all times as far as I know. The gallery has a great collection of Remington and Russell bronzes and paintings also.

It may also be pure speculation that there were only two of the .45 Lugers delivered to the Ordnance Department. The surviving correspondence of the day makes reference to "the pistol", "the barrel", and "the arm" as if only one pistol is being tested. The pistol was subjected to several severe tests, and we know that one pistol survived in excellent condition. One of the tests was to place the pistol in a solution of sal ammoniac for 5 minutes and then letting the pistol set for 22 hours. It was noted that the magazine was rusty. There just seems to be no evidence that any more pistols were involved.

02-06-2002, 06:51 PM	#11
Johnny Peppers User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Calion, Arkansas Posts: 1,042 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Pure Speculation.......45 Lugers The pistol is on display at all times as far as I know. The gallery has a great collection of Remington and Russell bronzes and paintings also. It may also be pure speculation that there were only two of the .45 Lugers delivered to the Ordnance Department. The surviving correspondence of the day makes reference to "the pistol", "the barrel", and "the arm" as if only one pistol is being tested. The pistol was subjected to several severe tests, and we know that one pistol survived in excellent condition. One of the tests was to place the pistol in a solution of sal ammoniac for 5 minutes and then letting the pistol set for 22 hours. It was noted that the magazine was rusty. There just seems to be no evidence that any more pistols were involved.