Luger in 1912 Maynard Dixon Painting?

PANZERSOLDAT · 11-15-2003, 09:21 AM

I have read that lugers enjoyed a certain amount of popularity in the West at the turn of the century and through the 1920's. I once read that Tom Horn escaped from a Wyoming jail and seized a Deputy's Luger from a desktop. Tom made it to a nearby stable where another Deputy got the drop on Tom because he could not figure out how to work the Luger. Tom, soon after, wore a hemp necktie. I would be interested to know the veracity of this story. If any members from Cheyenne have seen this documented in a local museum please email the details to me.Duane

11-15-2003, 09:21 AM	#2
PANZERSOLDAT User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: CLARKSVILLE, TN Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have read that lugers enjoyed a certain amount of popularity in the West at the turn of the century and through the 1920's. I once read that Tom Horn escaped from a Wyoming jail and seized a Deputy's Luger from a desktop. Tom made it to a nearby stable where another Deputy got the drop on Tom because he could not figure out how to work the Luger. Tom, soon after, wore a hemp necktie. I would be interested to know the veracity of this story. If any members from Cheyenne have seen this documented in a local museum please email the details to me.Duane