Another .45 Luger Question...

John Sabato · 08-13-2002, 11:11 AM

Pete,

The Norton gun is definitely unnumbered, but has a magazine that is numbered 3. This was confirmed to me by the curator of the museum last year.

Another thing about comparing published photos is that sometimes during the editing or printing process...photos get adjusted and lose their height and width ratio just so that they will fit into a particular place on a page... This can happen either digitally (if done today) or photographically (if they were published a long time ago.

As an example of distortion, If you look closely at the large version of the photo that is included in the .45 caliber Luger article on our General Information page (you have to click on the small version to see the large version), you can see that the taper of the barrel is somewhat distorted... this must have occured during the digitizing process.

08-13-2002, 11:11 AM	#11
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,155 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	Pete, The Norton gun is definitely unnumbered, but has a magazine that is numbered 3. This was confirmed to me by the curator of the museum last year. Another thing about comparing published photos is that sometimes during the editing or printing process...photos get adjusted and lose their height and width ratio just so that they will fit into a particular place on a page... This can happen either digitally (if done today) or photographically (if they were published a long time ago. As an example of distortion, If you look closely at the large version of the photo that is included in the .45 caliber Luger article on our General Information page (you have to click on the small version to see the large version), you can see that the taper of the barrel is somewhat distorted... this must have occured during the digitizing process. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*