Howard recalling the capture of the piece.
Howard Hoehn who captured this luger in 1943 in Tunisia. Here we have a very special item! This is a WW2 German Lugar captured by an Airman in North Africa!! This Airman is Staff Sgt. NOTE!!!- WE HAVE JUST CAME INTO POSSESSION OF AN EXCELLENT 1942 DATED GERMAN LUGER ALONG WITH THE TYPEWRITTEN AND SIGNED LETTER FROM THE VET THAT CAPTURED IT IN NORTH AFRICA AND HERE IT We certainly do appreciate your business! CONTACT for more information! Thanks! :*** IF IT IS A CONSIGNMENT ITEM I HAVE TO CLEAR IT WITH THE OWNER FIRST. IF THE ITEM YOU WANT IS A SHOP OWNED ITEM THEN LAYAWAYS ARE ACCEPTED. Only firearms allowed in California will be shipped to California WATCH THIS SITE AS WE ARE GOING TO ADD MILITARY GUNS!!! Name Value Accessories Barrel Length 5" Caliber/Bore. If you collect Colt Model 1911 variations, this is one that we are confident most collectors do not have. It is unknown when Colt switched to the commonly found slide markings but it must have been an early transition as this is the only marking of this type we have seen while searching. CONDITION: Pistol retains approximately 75% even blue with edge wear and some minor age spotting. The blue finish is standard Colt pre-war commercial blue and sports fully checkered walnut grips. The balance of gun is standard pre-war A1 commercial featuring checkered arched mainspring housing, short checkered trigger, checkered slide stop and safety, checkered wide spur hammer, Type II rear sight with U notch and beveled side. The left side of frame has standard 1927 era two line Colt's patent info with standing pony.
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Barrel has no serial number and is simply stamped "R" and "RA". 1927" The top of slide ahead of sight reads "No 9" This number is also stamped behind arched mainspring housing. The slide is stamped with Argentine crest (all are so stamped) but followed by a simply one line stamp "COLT CAL.45 MOD. This is the earliest example we are aware of and the slide stamps on the right side are entirely different than those normally seen and is the first and only of this type we have seen. They are simply a Colt 1911 A1 Commercial made in 1927 that had special markings for that country and tagged the Model 1927. 45 ACP FFL Status Curio & Relic Manufacturer Colt Model 1927 Paperwork Serial Number 9Ĭolt produced 10,000 Model 1911 A1 Models for Argentina in 1927-28. Colt produced 10,000 Model 1911 A1 Models for Argentina in 1927-28.
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