American Eagle Luger, model 1900?

Balder · 07-22-2014, 06:31 PM

Thanks Ron, good job!

I'd like to share a litte bit of the history behind my (possible) US test Luger.

When Germany invaded Norway in April 1940, my father (the local sheriff, ex-officer) supposedly gave it to his uncle. Where it came from and why he gave it to his uncle we have no clue. My father went on to Sweden and then to the UK, from where he in 1943 returned in parachute in charge of an SOE/Linge Company operation. But that's a different story.

This is where I start guessing. My grandfather worked in the USA from 1903 to 1906, mostly on the East Coast as far as I've been able to determine. I believe the Bannerman guns were put on the market in 1906, my grandfather could have picked one up, brought it back to Norway and passed it on to my father. Were these guns sold in regular gun stores? From Bannerman stores? Other places?

Balder

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07-22-2014, 06:31 PM	#38
Balder User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 288 Thanks: 20 Thanked 34 Times in 19 Posts	Thanks Ron, good job! I'd like to share a litte bit of the history behind my (possible) US test Luger. When Germany invaded Norway in April 1940, my father (the local sheriff, ex-officer) supposedly gave it to his uncle. Where it came from and why he gave it to his uncle we have no clue. My father went on to Sweden and then to the UK, from where he in 1943 returned in parachute in charge of an SOE/Linge Company operation. But that's a different story. This is where I start guessing. My grandfather worked in the USA from 1903 to 1906, mostly on the East Coast as far as I've been able to determine. I believe the Bannerman guns were put on the market in 1906, my grandfather could have picked one up, brought it back to Norway and passed it on to my father. Were these guns sold in regular gun stores? From Bannerman stores? Other places? Balder http://forum.lugerforum.com/album.php?albumid=562&pictureid=2954