Guns International #: 100202123
Seller's Inventory #: 9.10.11

Category - Luger Pistols - DWM Pistols

Category
Luger Pistols
DWM Pistols

MOD 1902 AMERICAN EAGLE CARTRIDGE COUNTER

Description:
THIS MODEL WAS SPECIFICALLY MADE FOR US ARMY TESTS AND IS ONE OF THE FINEST ORIGINAL CARTRIDGE COUNTER MODELS KNOWN .CONDITION IS CONSERVATIVE   95 % BLUE AND 90 % STRAW,SER.# 224XX  AND  IN THE FIRST 6 SER. # RANGE.  CAL. 9 MM LUGER.GRIPS ARE VERY NICE AND THE BORE IS VERY BRIGHT.ALL PARTS ARE NUMBERED CORECTLY .
BACKGROUND: IN 1903 THE US B.o.O HAVING LEARNED ABOUT THE NEW 9MM PARABELLUM ASKED HANS TAUSCHER IF 50 OF THE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED 7.65 MM LUGERS ACQUIRED IN 1901 COULD BE EXCHANGED FOR 50 OF THE NEW  9 MM CALIBRE GUNS.THIS WAS AGREED  AND THE NEW GUNS ARRIVED IN NEW YORK ON MAY 6, 1904.THE GUNS WERE SENT TO SPRINGFIELD ARMORY AND FITTED WITH THE POWELL INDICATING DEVICE . ( THIS WAS ACTUALLY A COPY OF THE DUTCH VETHAEKE  DEVICE .)
THIS LUGER HAS FIRST CLASS PEDIGREE AND COMES FROM ONE OF THE FINEST GUN COLLECTION  AND ALSO  HAS BEEN VETTED AND CLOSELY INSPECTED BY ONE OF THE WORLDS FOREMOST LUGER COLLECTOR / EXPERT WHO ALSO OWNES A CARTRIDGE COUNTER AMONGST  OTHER FINE GUNS.  

 

Curio/Relic: Yes

Price: 42,500.00 OWNER HAS BLOCKED THE SALE AT PRESENT