New acquisition 1900AE

JVH · 03-07-2017, 10:22 PM

Hello, here are some pictures of my newly acquired 1900AE. I would like to know if anyone has an information about this pistol. These photos are from the auction sight from where I purchased it. I have not taken possession of it yet...what can I say, I live in California. I know the front sight is not original, but it appears it has been on the pistol for a long time. Also, it is missing the extractor.

sheepherder · 03-07-2017, 11:14 PM

If it's missing the extractor, Tom Heller should have that.

Tom might have a 1900 front sight too.

JVH · 03-07-2017, 11:21 PM

Thank you. I'll get in touch with him.

sheepherder · 03-07-2017, 11:38 PM

I didn't know before I bought mine that the toggle has to be drawn straight back before lifting it...

I forget who wrote that comment here, but it was good advice, 'cuz I would have busted that booger for sure!!!

I never took my extractor off; I thought it was the same as the P-08...Pin & spring under extractor...

Avatar replaced to reflect present mental state...

Ron Wood · 03-08-2017, 12:17 AM

The extractor on a 1900 is one piece, there is no spring and pin. And it is unlikely that you would break the toggle lock because you didn't know how to operate it...it is possible but most likely you would just futz around with it until it opened. It would seem that there has not been enough information posted about the M1900 action.

JVH · 03-08-2017, 01:29 AM

Thank you. I found a replacement extractor at the Sarco web site. It doesn't appear to need a spring or pin. It has pin that appears to go into a hole in the front of the toggle and a round protrusion that fits into the top of the bolt. I assume it is held in place by tension and probably was prone to breakage, hence the change to later design, pinned to the bolt with a spring under it at the rear. I'll research the toggle lock issue.

ithacaartist · 03-08-2017, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by JVH

I'll research the toggle lock issue.

Not an issue, really, but a feature of the model's design. Since the toggle lock keeps the joint from rebounding when the action returns to battery, it makes it impossible to lift the knobs vertically until they have been drawn back enough to allow the latch on the right knob to get out from under the catch on the frame.

Hooking the index and middle finger over the knobs, as is instructed by one of the original early manuals, makes drawing them back pretty easy to do by giving a rearward bias to the forces you'd use.

Nice gun, made right after the Test Lugers...congrats! #7274 is in Dwight's Commercial Database, listed as AE with no other details.

Front sight does not look original...

abukafura · 03-08-2017, 11:42 AM

Nice looking Luger. Love these older models, lots of history here

Lugerdoc · 03-08-2017, 01:04 PM

JVH, I'm pleased to learn that Sarco still has some of my new M1900 extractors available. They usually purchase the unstrawed ones, so you will probably have to straw it to look right. i do also have the new m1900 front sight blades in stock @$25 each, as your luger appears to have an American made bead sight install. TH

Ron Wood · 03-08-2017, 02:31 PM

Nice to see this one re-surface. The serial number was reported to me by Sam Costanzo years ago.
Ron

Mac Cat · 03-08-2017, 04:08 PM

1900AE's are very special !
Good choice !
Hope to see the rest of it soon.

03-07-2017, 10:22 PM	#1
JVH User Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 10 Posts	New acquisition 1900AE Hello, here are some pictures of my newly acquired 1900AE. I would like to know if anyone has an information about this pistol. These photos are from the auction sight from where I purchased it. I have not taken possession of it yet...what can I say, I live in California. I know the front sight is not original, but it appears it has been on the pistol for a long time. Also, it is missing the extractor. Attached Thumbnails

03-07-2017, 11:14 PM	#2
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	If it's missing the extractor, Tom Heller should have that. Tom might have a 1900 front sight too. __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter... Last edited by sheepherder; 03-08-2017 at 09:37 AM. Reason: morons in motion :)

03-07-2017, 11:38 PM	#4
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 didn't know before I bought mine that the toggle has to be drawn straight back before lifting it... I forget who wrote that comment here, but it was good advice, 'cuz I would have busted that booger for sure!!! I never took my extractor off; I thought it was the same as the P-08...Pin & spring under extractor... Avatar replaced to reflect present mental state... __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter... Last edited by sheepherder; 03-08-2017 at 09:45 AM. Reason: dummies in action :)

03-08-2017, 12:17 AM	#5
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,019 Thanks: 1,090 Thanked 5,173 Times in 1,701 Posts	The extractor on a 1900 is one piece, there is no spring and pin. And it is unlikely that you would break the toggle lock because you didn't know how to operate it...it is possible but most likely you would just futz around with it until it opened. It would seem that there has not been enough information posted about the M1900 action. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

03-08-2017, 01:04 PM	#9
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 736 Times in 483 Posts	JVH, I'm pleased to learn that Sarco still has some of my new M1900 extractors available. They usually purchase the unstrawed ones, so you will probably have to straw it to look right. i do also have the new m1900 front sight blades in stock @$25 each, as your luger appears to have an American made bead sight install. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

03-07-2017, 11:21 PM	#3
JVH User Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 10 Posts	Thank you. I'll get in touch with him.

03-08-2017, 01:29 AM	#6
JVH User Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 10 Posts	Thank you. I found a replacement extractor at the Sarco web site. It doesn't appear to need a spring or pin. It has pin that appears to go into a hole in the front of the toggle and a round protrusion that fits into the top of the bolt. I assume it is held in place by tension and probably was prone to breakage, hence the change to later design, pinned to the bolt with a spring under it at the rear. I'll research the toggle lock issue.

03-08-2017, 11:42 AM	#8
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	Nice looking Luger. Love these older models, lots of history here

03-08-2017, 02:31 PM	#10
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,019 Thanks: 1,090 Thanked 5,173 Times in 1,701 Posts	Nice to see this one re-surface. The serial number was reported to me by Sam Costanzo years ago. Ron __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

03-08-2017, 04:08 PM	#11
Mac Cat Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 723 Thanks: 2,085 Thanked 603 Times in 325 Posts	1900AE's are very special ! Good choice ! Hope to see the rest of it soon.