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This was news to me and thought some of you might like it.
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I saw a History Channel program on the history of the Luger and they told the story of the three .45 Luger's made for US Army testing. I didn't know that only two of them survived though.
Man, what a deal. Buy for $150, sell for $1,000,000!"I'll kill a man in a fair fight. Or if I think he's going to start a fair fight. Or if he bothers me. Or if there's a woman. Or if I'm getting paid. Mostly if I'm getting paid."
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Thank you for posting that story... fantastic, absolutely fantastic...!
I would give up both my arms; begging to keep only the right arm, just so I could fire it one time...!.
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beautiful gun!!!sigpic
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i'm surprised, i would have thought it would have brought more...buyers of such things aren't affected by the downturn in the economy as others are.
when you have 40mil, losing half of what you have still leaves you with 20mil...because the journey is the worthier part...The Shepherd's TaleComment
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Click link to see a high-resolution picture --> http://www.gregmartinauctions.com/im...5C37739_01.jpg After it is displayed click the picture to zoom in.
More pictures at http://www.gregmartinauctions.com/Au...px?LotID=34167Revolvers are not pistols
Calling a revolver a "pistol" is like calling a magazine a "clip", calling a shotgun a rifle, or a calling a man a woman.pistol nouna handgun whose chamber is integral with the barrel
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OMG... is that a chamber 'loaded' indicator (rhetorical) on a 1907 pistol...?
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I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.Comment
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that gun was made for the US Army trialsWhy an American uniform? Looked like a dough boy uniform, ww1...because the journey is the worthier part...The Shepherd's TaleComment
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Experience in the Philippines in the early 20th century showed that the .38 Long Colt had inadequate stopping power, so in 1910 the Army Ordnance Dept. held trials for a replacement. Luger submitted their new pistol to become the new American side arm, chambered in .45 cal for the trial, but it had some problems with the American ammo so they applied to try again with German-made .45 ammo. But Luger was already swamped with orders for their pistol in 9mm, so they pulled out, along with Savage, leaving only Colt with their John Browning-designed pistol as the winner. The Colt was adopted the next year as the Model of 1911.Revolvers are not pistols
Calling a revolver a "pistol" is like calling a magazine a "clip", calling a shotgun a rifle, or a calling a man a woman.pistol nouna handgun whose chamber is integral with the barrel
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Mike Krause of Krausewerk Collectibles was making replicas of these, as well as a Baby Luger. G&A had articles about both of them.No government deprives its citizens of rights without asserting that its actions are "reasonable" and "necessary" for high-sounding reasons such as "public safety."
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Thank you for the history lesson. It is great we can learn on these threads. I don't have a luger or ever shot one, how do they stand up next to the 1911? It's obvious they started building them before the 1911, when did production stop? Or are they still being built?I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.Comment
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This must be the first time that a rep from Gun World has ever been involved in a sale that wasn't well over the expected price.Comment
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there was a gunsmith, back in the 80's that lived in, if i remember right, lincoln, ca. that took "down and out" lugers, and built 45acp models out of them. i don't know how many. i think he also constructed, out of parts, a, or several artillery models, w/stocksThat may be a CG first!
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