Gregk,quote:Originally posted by Gregk
In a recent thread, it was noted that the integrity of Spandau Lugers should be viewed with much suspicion. As a relatively new collector, I am wondering exactly when the Spandaus first surfaced within the Luger collecting community, and was there a single "discoverer" of this alleged variation? Does anybody remember?
Thanks
The Spandau Luger was listed under "Varia and Curiosa" in Joachim Goertz's book "Die Pistole 08".
According to Goertz, there has never been a production of P08's in Spandau, Danzig, Amberg or the Bosch company. Not even the slightest shred of evidence or document ever turned up to indicate a Luger production in Spandau especially.
No Spandau Lugers were reported in Germany, only by dealers and collectors in the US. Several Spandau Lugers were checked by a German expert here in the US and found bogus.
Source, Die Pistole 08, page 279, by Joachim Goertz.
Klaus