Story of Ownership...

Pete Ebbink · 10-23-2006, 02:13 PM

Quite the story about ownership of an AE luger :

http://www.gunsamerica.com/guns/976791875.htm

c3006 · 10-23-2006, 03:22 PM

Sounds fishy to me. Sorry I couldnt resist.

Vlim · 10-23-2006, 04:00 PM

Purchased new in 1925. Long shelf life....

Heinz · 10-23-2006, 05:52 PM

Pete, this could be an honest Abercrombie and Fitch!

Mike Jones · 10-23-2006, 06:09 PM

Heinz,

No such thing as 1900 Abercrombie and Fitch. Only 1906 models. But give them time and I am sure there will be.

Mike Jones

Hugh · 10-24-2006, 01:05 AM

Alaska fishermen---this means damp, salty atmosphere to me--they must have kept it well saturated in whale blubber!

John Sabato · 10-24-2006, 08:24 AM

Regardless of the veracity of the story... it sure is a NICE looking AE.

Ron Smith · 10-24-2006, 08:52 AM

Hugh,

Exactly what I was thinking. We get a lot of Alaska fishing boat and homesteaders guns that come down. I have yet to see even a modern gun that is in this condition. Most are in need of restoration or refurbishing of some kind.

Nearly all have, at the very least, surface rust somewhere. In fact the running joke is that "It must have been on a fishing boat in Alaska",when a rusty pitted gun comes into a shop.

Ron

Pete Ebbink · 12-27-2006, 02:30 PM

Discussions about this AE over on Jan's Gun Boards :

http://luger.gunboards.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10099

10-23-2006, 02:13 PM	#1
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Story of Ownership... Quite the story about ownership of an AE luger : http://www.gunsamerica.com/guns/976791875.htm

10-23-2006, 03:22 PM	#2
c3006 User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: east tn Posts: 526 Thanks: 5 Thanked 12 Times in 5 Posts	Sounds fishy to me. Sorry I couldnt resist. __________________ Men Accustomed unto thier arms and their liberties will never endure the yoke. James Harrington 1776

10-24-2006, 01:05 AM	#6
Hugh RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Swamp Posts: 2,460 Thanks: 2 Thanked 165 Times in 64 Posts	Alaska fishermen---this means damp, salty atmosphere to me--they must have kept it well saturated in whale blubber! __________________ *TRUMP FOR PREZ IN '20!*

10-24-2006, 08:24 AM	#7
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,150 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	Regardless of the veracity of the story... it sure is a NICE looking AE. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

10-24-2006, 08:52 AM	#8
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Hugh, Exactly what I was thinking. We get a lot of Alaska fishing boat and homesteaders guns that come down. I have yet to see even a modern gun that is in this condition. Most are in need of restoration or refurbishing of some kind. Nearly all have, at the very least, surface rust somewhere. In fact the running joke is that "It must have been on a fishing boat in Alaska",when a rusty pitted gun comes into a shop. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

10-23-2006, 04:00 PM	#3
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,041 Thanks: 1,022 Thanked 3,915 Times in 1,192 Posts	Purchased new in 1925. Long shelf life....

10-23-2006, 05:52 PM	#4
Heinz User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Greenville SC Posts: 1,004 Thanks: 377 Thanked 410 Times in 180 Posts	Pete, this could be an honest Abercrombie and Fitch!

10-23-2006, 06:09 PM	#5
Mike Jones User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Torrance, Calif. Posts: 67 Thanks: 10 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Heinz, No such thing as 1900 Abercrombie and Fitch. Only 1906 models. But give them time and I am sure there will be. Mike Jones

12-27-2006, 02:30 PM	#9
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Discussions about this AE over on Jan's Gun Boards : http://luger.gunboards.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10099