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04-19-2012, 01:26 PM | #1 |
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Hitler Guard "Night Pistol" Luger at RIA auction
Never even heard of this Luger which is being auctioned off at Rock Island Auction Company:
http://rockislandauction.com/viewitem/aid/55/lid/1589 They are estimating it will go between: $75,000 - $150,000 How many of these were made and what is the story behind them? (too rich for my blood but curious about it) |
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04-19-2012, 03:32 PM | #2 |
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Yes an interesting piece, there was some discussion last month on this.
http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthread.php?t=27874
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04-21-2012, 05:42 PM | #3 |
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Watched it on the internet: It's sold $160,000, or $184,000 BP included.
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04-21-2012, 05:49 PM | #4 |
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Some one is a happy ex-owner.
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04-21-2012, 10:31 PM | #5 |
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Using the buyers premium price of $184,000. and $750.00 for an average price for a shooter Luger these days, that money would get you about 245.33 Lugers.
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04-22-2012, 12:20 AM | #6 |
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I like the way they include a picture of Hilter..
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04-22-2012, 11:51 AM | #7 |
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Now that's a lot of money for a flashlight... Do you suppose that the patent rights came with it?
Perhaps one of the modern gun light makers bought it for their museum!!! Marc
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04-22-2012, 12:20 PM | #8 |
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Does anybody know how many other examples arer known?
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04-22-2012, 01:12 PM | #9 |
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Sadly, many people probably do not know.
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04-22-2012, 02:10 PM | #10 |
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Reportedly there is one other example in a museum in Germany. Don't know if there are any more.
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04-22-2012, 02:24 PM | #11 |
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Some buyers are not regular gun lovers, but they love this gun. A good presentation was not redundant. In another forum, no other guns were posted, except this one. Many viewers (not regular Luger lovers) say "Wow!", "Cool", etc, etc. It's eye catching.
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