Portland, OR Gun Show Report

Dwight Gruber · 06-14-2003, 09:28 PM

The Portland Gun Show continues to maintain just enough Luger interest to not be discounted completely. Some regular attendees are still mia, there was a distressing number of empty tables, the crowd fell off drastically in the afternoon (it was pretty sunny and warm outside, this is Oregon, remember...)...

Table population included:

the usual 1900AE $1.6k table queen

Alphabet Commercial l block .30cal., OK shape, $695

1906AE, Gesichert stamped safety marking, BUG proofs, $2.7k. The proofs were soft and shallow, it looked to me like a very old & well-done refinish although the owner swore it wasn't. The gun also supposedly had provenance, anthough the story wasn't entirely clear to me.

Jerry Kramer brought some of his Lugers this time:
1906 Swiss cross-in-shield DWM, $3,495
1906 Swiss cross-in-sunburst DWM, $3,295
1906 Waffenfabrik Bern, $3,495
M2 Portuguese, $2,295
Commercial Artillery, $2,850
Interarms Mauser cutaway, $1,995

Alphabet Commercial i block .30cal., OK shape, $695

Several walk-ins ended up on tables:
Alphabet commercial .30, $500
Bread-and-butter WWI Luger which sold before I had the chance to examine it
Rather nice 1912 Erfurt (no stock lug) unit marked, which unfortunately had been rebarrelled with a commercial Artillery barrel, $900

One walk-in which walked back out, a 10-inch barrel Wyatt .45 cal. conversion--I wanted it, but the $1.2k ask price was too steep for my pocket.

I heard tell of other walk-ins, but never saw them.

--Dwight

06-14-2003, 09:28 PM	#1
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,902 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,318 Times in 431 Posts	Portland, OR Gun Show Report The Portland Gun Show continues to maintain just enough Luger interest to not be discounted completely. Some regular attendees are still mia, there was a distressing number of empty tables, the crowd fell off drastically in the afternoon (it was pretty sunny and warm outside, this is Oregon, remember...)... Table population included: the usual 1900AE $1.6k table queen Alphabet Commercial l block .30cal., OK shape, $695 1906AE, Gesichert stamped safety marking, BUG proofs, $2.7k. The proofs were soft and shallow, it looked to me like a very old & well-done refinish although the owner swore it wasn't. The gun also supposedly had provenance, anthough the story wasn't entirely clear to me. Jerry Kramer brought some of his Lugers this time: 1906 Swiss cross-in-shield DWM, $3,495 1906 Swiss cross-in-sunburst DWM, $3,295 1906 Waffenfabrik Bern, $3,495 M2 Portuguese, $2,295 Commercial Artillery, $2,850 Interarms Mauser cutaway, $1,995 Alphabet Commercial i block .30cal., OK shape, $695 Several walk-ins ended up on tables: Alphabet commercial .30, $500 Bread-and-butter WWI Luger which sold before I had the chance to examine it Rather nice 1912 Erfurt (no stock lug) unit marked, which unfortunately had been rebarrelled with a commercial Artillery barrel, $900 One walk-in which walked back out, a 10-inch barrel Wyatt .45 cal. conversion--I wanted it, but the $1.2k ask price was too steep for my pocket. I heard tell of other walk-ins, but never saw them. --Dwight