"American Eagle" Luger

[Skipper Greenwade]

I have a chance to pick up this Luger and would appreciate your thoughts on its approximate value:

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Last one...is this a Navy mag?

[Skipper Greenwade]

Thanks in advance for your help!

Best,
Skip

[scotty1418]

knowing VERY little about Lugers, I'd assume the US eagle and 'Made in Austria' marking would suggest post-war mfg for vets?

Scott

[juoneen]

Could it be a parts gun exported. Usually an export gun has to have a name on it or made in mark, and looks like a mauser toggle,(DWm) and an american eagle frame. Whats the caliber .30 or 9mm? or ?

[MG34NZ]

American eagle lugers were made for commercial sale in the US, pre WWI ? they also made a couple in .45 acp for US military trials, cant find my luger bible at the mo but I bet plenty of Luger lovers will fill you in.
Regards
Andrew mg34nz

[Ronnie Fry]

Skipper,
It's an EARLY luger with the dished toggles. Bohler Steel is the mfgr of the bbl, not the gun. Can't tell from the photos, but looks like a commercial gun. Has seen it's better days, but it is what it is!! Hopefully GWA will chime in on this cause he is the expert on early lugers.
And, Oh yes, looks like a Navy mag. If it's wooden, and not a repro. Looks plastic in the photo.

Ronnie

[GWA]

It's a model 1900 that seems to have had a Bohler 9mm barrel added, maybe 7.65mm it's hard to tell from the photo. I don't know that I've ever seen a commercial Bohler barrel like this but the "Austria" stamping makes me think it may have been added in the 1920's. Not knowing the serial number it's hard to say whether it's a U.S.Army test piece but it's missing one important attribute of the Test guns in that the take-down lever is not numbered on the right side (axel). I would bet that it is "Germany" stamped just below the serial number on the frame. The knurled safety lever indicates that it is an early 1900.

With the Bohler barrel it is not a collector gun but rather a shooter or parts gun. As a parts gun it is probably worth about $500 or maybe $700 as 1900 parts command a premium.

As Ronnie says the magazine is not a navy but a modern Mecgar mag made in Italy. Mecgar mags are the best one can have for efficient function in a Luger one is going to shoot.

[stevezz1]

Wow Skipper..... I have only seen these in books before......Very interesting, thanks for showing it.

This scan was taken from 'Lugers at Random' by Charles Kenyon - I think this is your model, not so sure about the 'fat barrel' though.

Steve.

[GWA]

It is not a 1902. It's a 1900. The 1902 was a 9mm version of the 1900 model and very rare and valuable.

[Douglas Jr.]

Hi,

It is a Luger Model 1900, with its barrel changed as the others said. I would like to add that the toggle lock system is missing a piece which is attached to the frame.

Douglas.