U. S. Army Luger

Ron Wood · 06-19-2002, 04:41 PM

Terry
1902 marked the introduction of the 9mm Parabellum with the so-called "fat barrel" model. The thing that strikes me about the envelope and letter is that the first US military Lugers were delivered in October of 1901, and by June of 1902 Baker & Hamilton had already capitalized on its US military connection! The other thing that I noticed is that the Luger depicted on the envelope has the very early first type safety and Swiss-style bordered grips.

06-19-2002, 04:41 PM	#11
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: 7,040 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,257 Times in 1,724 Posts	Terry 1902 marked the introduction of the 9mm Parabellum with the so-called "fat barrel" model. The thing that strikes me about the envelope and letter is that the first US military Lugers were delivered in October of 1901, and by June of 1902 Baker & Hamilton had already capitalized on its US military connection! The other thing that I noticed is that the Luger depicted on the envelope has the very early first type safety and Swiss-style bordered grips. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction