M1900 comes and goes at Auction...

Rick W. · 04-02-2017, 11:54 AM

Different times. The owner(vet) might have gotten the pistol for no money, but not to say he did not pay dearly for it. Or he might have purchased it for a song. The eye of the beholder prevails always, perhaps a piece of Americana to actually be used in days past, could be a lot of stories with it really. You pays your money..........or not.

From the barrel I would guess a 30, but who knows, one can never say never in the gun world. Suspect it has been dropped a time or two.

The rear attached aperture sight is not new in Lugers. The stock(?) attachment is the first for me, perhaps a wire stock affair as noted. I suspect that the front sight is a home brew(?) that at one time had an insert(taller) for the new rear sight enhancement.

Interesting piece from a theoretical point of view.

04-02-2017, 11:54 AM	#7
Rick W. User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 339 Thanks: 81 Thanked 359 Times in 198 Posts	Different times. The owner(vet) might have gotten the pistol for no money, but not to say he did not pay dearly for it. Or he might have purchased it for a song. The eye of the beholder prevails always, perhaps a piece of Americana to actually be used in days past, could be a lot of stories with it really. You pays your money..........or not. From the barrel I would guess a 30, but who knows, one can never say never in the gun world. Suspect it has been dropped a time or two. The rear attached aperture sight is not new in Lugers. The stock(?) attachment is the first for me, perhaps a wire stock affair as noted. I suspect that the front sight is a home brew(?) that at one time had an insert(taller) for the new rear sight enhancement. Interesting piece from a theoretical point of view.