Gold Plated Luger in FBI Collection

Karl · 10-06-2019, 10:10 AM

This gold plated Luger appears in a BBC News video clip of the FBI gun collection in Quantico, VA. I could not find a direct link to the video but a link to the news story on exhuming the remains of John Dillinger is here: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49946501

Did this gun belong to a notorious criminal? My impression would be someone with a gold tooth wearing a long, shaggy fur coat and a big, wide brimmed hat.

KFS

Bill_in_VA · 10-06-2019, 12:56 PM

Only “7000 guns”? Pikers!

Vlim · 10-06-2019, 01:52 PM

Ah, that was Hoover's saturday night gun. It went perfectly with his dress and high heels

Sharpsdressed Man · 10-19-2019, 03:22 PM

Speaking of J. Edgar, I know a collector who has JEH's very early S&W Chief's Special, with documentation, that was given to Hoover by the president of S&W back in 1950(?). A S&W Registered Magnum, also a gift from S&W, has apparently gone missing over the years from FBI Museum's possession, and has yet to be found. Some agent or descendant apparently has a nice illegitimate heirloom.

10-06-2019, 10:10 AM	#1
Karl Lifer - Twice Over Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Savannah Posts: 514 Thanks: 0 Thanked 239 Times in 111 Posts	Gold Plated Luger in FBI Collection This gold plated Luger appears in a BBC News video clip of the FBI gun collection in Quantico, VA. I could not find a direct link to the video but a link to the news story on exhuming the remains of John Dillinger is here: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49946501 Did this gun belong to a notorious criminal? My impression would be someone with a gold tooth wearing a long, shaggy fur coat and a big, wide brimmed hat. KFS Attached Thumbnails

10-06-2019, 12:56 PM	#2
Bill_in_VA User Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Southwest Virginia Posts: 343 Thanks: 731 Thanked 470 Times in 178 Posts	Only “7000 guns”? Pikers! __________________ John 8:32 reive (riːv) vb (Military) (intr) dialect Scot and Northern English to go on a plundering raid [variant of reave] ˈreiver n e.g., " Some view the Border Reivers as loveable rogues."

10-06-2019, 01:52 PM	#3
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,032 Thanks: 1,018 Thanked 3,873 Times in 1,184 Posts	Ah, that was Hoover's saturday night gun. It went perfectly with his dress and high heels

10-19-2019, 03:22 PM	#4
Sharpsdressed Man User Join Date: Sep 2018 Posts: 34 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 7 Posts	Speaking of J. Edgar, I know a collector who has JEH's very early S&W Chief's Special, with documentation, that was given to Hoover by the president of S&W back in 1950(?). A S&W Registered Magnum, also a gift from S&W, has apparently gone missing over the years from FBI Museum's possession, and has yet to be found. Some agent or descendant apparently has a nice illegitimate heirloom.