My Eagle

Parabellus · 09-23-2012, 01:20 PM

Been a long time since I last posted here but I would like to share this with you all.
I quit getting Lugers for a long time and concentrated mostly on Walthers and Mausers that were in a modest price range.
Recently I took the plunge and picked this up on my birthday last month.

SteveM · 09-23-2012, 01:59 PM

That's a nice one, how are the halos around the serial number and germany stamp?

sheepherder · 09-23-2012, 02:33 PM

Very nice!

Was that in the Sept RIAC auction?

I didn't realize that the 1900 AE safety had that bare area underneath...

drbuster · 09-23-2012, 08:57 PM

Russell, congratulations on getting this great 1900 AE. As you know I had a chance to see it up close at Mike's shop when you picked it up. You have a 100% pristine AE....enjoy!

Parabellus · 09-23-2012, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveM

That's a nice one, how are the halos around the serial number and germany stamp?

'GERMANY' has a distinct halo but not elsewhere. Does this mean it was blued after stamping except for the stamp with a halo?

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Originally Posted by postino

Very nice!

Was that in the Sept RIAC auction?

I didn't realize that the 1900 AE safety had that bare area underneath...

Not an auction. From a collection and very well cared for.
The white under the safety instead of 'Gesichert' surprised me too.

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Originally Posted by drbuster

Russell, congratulations on getting this great 1900 AE. As you know I had a chance to see it up close at Mike's shop when you picked it up. You have a 100% pristine AE....enjoy!

It has a couple of dings but I'm quite happy.

mrerick · 09-23-2012, 09:56 PM

Your 1900 AE is quite extraordinary! Congratulations.

Marc

nukem556 · 09-23-2012, 10:01 PM

Wow....must have been sealed in a humidity controlled vault for a 100 years.................

Jan C Still · 09-23-2012, 10:58 PM

Postino
"I didn't realize that the 1900 AE safety had that bare area underneath..."

The area under the safety lever was polished bright under the 1900 AE safety lever. These did not have a GEISCHERT safety marking. See page 412 Central Powers Pistols.

Jan

sheepherder · 09-24-2012, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Jan C Still

Postino
"I didn't realize that the 1900 AE safety had that bare area underneath..."

The area under the safety lever was polished bright under the 1900 AE safety lever. These did not have a GEISCHERT safety marking. See page 412 Central Powers Pistols.

Jan

Jan -

Polished bright or just left un-blued???

I also notice there is no loaded-chamber indicator with 'Geladen' on it...That was pretty surprising, too...(The extractor doesn't even protrude when loaded...Is that a later improvement???)

Ron Wood · 09-24-2012, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by postino

Polished bright or just left un-blued???

I also notice there is no loaded-chamber indicator with 'Geladen' on it...That was pretty surprising, too...(The extractor doesn't even protrude when loaded...Is that a later improvement???)

The bright area is actually cut with an end mill just deep enough to cut through the blue. On an original, not refinished 1900 Luger you can see the swirl marks left by the cutter.

The M1900 extractor is just a flat lugged spring. The improved breechblock with the pivoting extractor did not come along until the transitional 1903/04 Lugers. The new extractor was thick enough to mark, so the 03/04 Navy was marked GELADEN and the 03/04 French was marked CHARGÉ.

Sergio Natali · 03-02-2013, 01:32 PM

Congratulations, lovely 1900 !!

DavidJayUden · 03-02-2013, 06:06 PM

And a Happy birthday to you! A very nice way to treat yourself. I really enjoy the crispness of those old guns. Fresh tooling and skilled craftsmen.
dju

kzullick · 03-02-2013, 07:41 PM

Beautiful AE Luger!

09-23-2012, 01:20 PM	#1
Parabellus User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SF Bay Posts: 195 Thanks: 16 Thanked 9 Times in 4 Posts	My Eagle Been a long time since I last posted here but I would like to share this with you all. I quit getting Lugers for a long time and concentrated mostly on Walthers and Mausers that were in a modest price range. Recently I took the plunge and picked this up on my birthday last month. __________________

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sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,181 Thanks: 1,398 Thanked 4,438 Times in 2,327 Posts	Very nice! Was that in the Sept RIAC auction? I didn't realize that the 1900 AE safety had that bare area underneath... __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

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mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,900 Thanks: 1,370 Thanked 3,094 Times in 1,503 Posts	Your 1900 AE is quite extraordinary! Congratulations. Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

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SteveM User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 1,016 Thanks: 94 Thanked 275 Times in 137 Posts	That's a nice one, how are the halos around the serial number and germany stamp?

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drbuster User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Mateo, California Posts: 1,432 Thanks: 2 Thanked 71 Times in 56 Posts	Russell, congratulations on getting this great 1900 AE. As you know I had a chance to see it up close at Mike's shop when you picked it up. You have a 100% pristine AE....enjoy!

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nukem556 User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Irmo, SC Posts: 625 Thanks: 35 Thanked 168 Times in 107 Posts	Wow....must have been sealed in a humidity controlled vault for a 100 years.................

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Jan C Still User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Box 240188, Douglas, Alaska, 99824 Posts: 463 Thanks: 0 Thanked 52 Times in 32 Posts	Postino "I didn't realize that the 1900 AE safety had that bare area underneath..." The area under the safety lever was polished bright under the 1900 AE safety lever. These did not have a GEISCHERT safety marking. See page 412 Central Powers Pistols. Jan

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Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,082 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	Congratulations, lovely 1900 !!

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DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	And a Happy birthday to you! A very nice way to treat yourself. I really enjoy the crispness of those old guns. Fresh tooling and skilled craftsmen. dju

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kzullick Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: East Berwick, Pennsylvania Posts: 227 Thanks: 609 Thanked 100 Times in 81 Posts	Beautiful AE Luger!