I've "seen the Elephant"

George Anderson · 10-01-2005, 09:25 PM

Boys, a collector I know from Alaska looked at it through the glass only, as did I, shrugged, chuckled and walked away. Tom Etowski examined it in detail and told me he thought it was a fake and I understand that Ralph Shattuck looked at it and told the owner that it was a great collection of parts. I got this latter story second hand. Someone there told me that Kenyon said it was in the Chilean serial number range (?).

My overriding impression was that the guy who had the sense of "style", form and balance to design and build the model 1900 Parabellum was not the person responsible for the muzzelring on this pistol.

10-01-2005, 09:25 PM	#5
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,531 Times in 788 Posts	Boys, a collector I know from Alaska looked at it through the glass only, as did I, shrugged, chuckled and walked away. Tom Etowski examined it in detail and told me he thought it was a fake and I understand that Ralph Shattuck looked at it and told the owner that it was a great collection of parts. I got this latter story second hand. Someone there told me that Kenyon said it was in the Chilean serial number range (?). My overriding impression was that the guy who had the sense of "style", form and balance to design and build the model 1900 Parabellum was not the person responsible for the muzzelring on this pistol.