1906 american eagle cutaway

myky · 04-03-2017, 10:02 PM

Hey guys....... anyone remember ever seeing this " bird " ? It is a 1906 Eagle with a lazy crown N typical of the 1912's. It came into the Tulsa show this weekend. Serial number is 67085.

Mike

sheepherder · 04-03-2017, 10:13 PM

Hmmmm...Wire-EDM maybe?...

Norme · 04-03-2017, 10:32 PM

It has more cut-outs than any other cut away Luger I've ever seen and it's hard to see what purpose some of them serve.
Norm

DonVoigt · 04-03-2017, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by sheepherder

Hmmmm...Wire-EDM maybe?...

Not sure why you would say that- looks like old fashioned milling to me; but, what or who - ever did it seems to have cut up a pretty nice AE.

sheepherder · 04-03-2017, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by DonVoigt

Not sure why you would say that- looks like old fashioned milling to me...

How, pray tell, do you mill a square corner???

DonVoigt · 04-04-2017, 09:35 AM

Well,
you broach it or clean it up with a file; or use a key cutter.

I see some corners that are nearly square, but messy- like the side plate; and the right side of the receiver is a cobbled up disaster.

JMHO.

sheepherder · 04-04-2017, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by DonVoigt

Well,
you broach it or clean it up with a file; or use a key cutter.

I was watching The Science Channel/How It's Made last week and they showed some kind of bandsaw but instead of a saw blade it had a diamond-impregnated wire. I forget what they were making/cutting, but it was an interesting tool.

I had some interior cuts made not long ago with a Wire-EDM and although it was very precise it was also slow and the surface finish was 'satiny'.

A broach would be the most likely tool here, I think. The round hole at one end of the slots is a gave-away.

John Sabato · 04-04-2017, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by DonVoigt

... what or who - ever did it seems to have cut up a pretty nice AE.

I agree Don, seems like it was a VERY nice pistol that got the cutaway treatment... what a shame.

abukafura · 04-04-2017, 10:52 AM

Do you recall what the asking price was for this cutaway model?

Edward Tinker · 04-04-2017, 12:24 PM

if Mike is showing it, I imagine he bought it

abukafura · 04-04-2017, 01:39 PM

OK, thanks Ed. I thought it was still for sale.

Norme · 04-04-2017, 01:45 PM

If Mike bought it, it's still for sale.
Regards, Norm

DonVoigt · 04-04-2017, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Norme

If Mike bought it, it's still for sale.
Regards, Norm

What I figured, reads like a "chumming" post!

sheepherder · 04-05-2017, 11:56 AM

I like it. If it was reasonably priced, I would buy it. It's one of the few handguns I would actually display.

But I wonder what the BATF thinks about cutaway display models.

I'm pretty sure that Cuomo would class it as an assault weapon.

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sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,182 Thanks: 1,400 Thanked 4,442 Times in 2,330 Posts	I like it. If it was reasonably priced, I would buy it. It's one of the few handguns I would actually display. But I wonder what the BATF thinks about cutaway display models. I'm pretty sure that Cuomo would class it as an assault weapon. __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

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Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,417 Thanks: 226 Thanked 2,603 Times in 933 Posts	It has more cut-outs than any other cut away Luger I've ever seen and it's hard to see what purpose some of them serve. Norm

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abukafura Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northeast Wisconsin, near Greeen Bay Posts: 327 Thanks: 1,314 Thanked 89 Times in 57 Posts	Do you recall what the asking price was for this cutaway model?

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Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,931 Thanks: 2,031 Thanked 4,527 Times in 2,090 Posts	if Mike is showing it, I imagine he bought it

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abukafura Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northeast Wisconsin, near Greeen Bay Posts: 327 Thanks: 1,314 Thanked 89 Times in 57 Posts	OK, thanks Ed. I thought it was still for sale.

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Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,417 Thanks: 226 Thanked 2,603 Times in 933 Posts	If Mike bought it, it's still for sale. Regards, Norm