TopGun Sports

Don M · 12-03-2012, 08:29 PM

Does anyone know anything about the GunBroker seller TopGun Sports? Lately he has been listing a number of very interesting police Lugers.

Jack Lawman · 12-03-2012, 09:43 PM

Don't know anything about him, but he has many really nice lugers:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=319937533

His inspection/return policy is not encouraging: "AS IS - No refund or exchange"

Jack

padredan · 12-03-2012, 10:27 PM

Fairly clean selling record, but four four neutrals

Lyn Islaub · 12-03-2012, 11:11 PM

Don,
Do you think it interesting that the grip strap marking on the P-08 in auction# 318763516 is identical to the one on my 2203a that you and I discussed several years ago? To refresh your memory mine is a 1920 dated EWaA4 proofed 9mm police pistol and you speculated at the time that the marking on mine could have been short the weapon number for some reason as S.Hn11. seemed to be short a digit. I was going to send Wayne a note asking him for his thoughts, as I sense from some of the auction notes that he might have been in contact with this seller, but I've lost Wayne's email address. Perhaps you might have already discussed some of the nice looking police pistols this seller has listed with Wayne? I'm not suggesting that any of these pistols up for auction are not correct, but am curious why 2 police pistols from the same unit might have the same abbreviated grip strap marking.
Thx, Lyn

Don M · 12-03-2012, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lyn Islaub

I'm not suggesting that any of these pistols up for auction are not correct, but am curious why 2 police pistols from the same unit might have the same abbreviated grip strap marking.
Thx, Lyn

I'm curious too. According to my notes, your pistol has a matching mag marked S.Hn.II.112. I have assumed that the 112 was ground off the grip strap.

The GunBroker pistol also appears to have had the property number ground off.

I have no idea why.

Lyn Islaub · 12-04-2012, 12:34 AM

That's true, in that the magazine on my pistol had the full S.Hn.II.112. marking, but even that number 112 was defaced some. It's almost as if they were trying to obliterate the weapon numbers in that unit for some reason. I've asked the seller if the pistol on auction has a unit mark on the spine of the magazine.
Lyn

alanint · 12-04-2012, 05:55 AM

The Dove proofs on this pistol look almost non-existent.

John Sabato · 12-04-2012, 11:37 AM

Lyn, ...been a long time since I have seen you post here... hope all is well with you. Welcome back!

12-03-2012, 08:29 PM	#1
Don M Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,429 Thanks: 67 Thanked 292 Times in 191 Posts	TopGun Sports Does anyone know anything about the GunBroker seller TopGun Sports? Lately he has been listing a number of very interesting police Lugers. __________________ Regards, Don [email protected] Author of History Writ in Steel: German Police Markings 1900-1936 http://www.historywritinsteel.com

12-03-2012, 09:43 PM	#2
Jack Lawman User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Near NYC Posts: 428 Thanks: 30 Thanked 64 Times in 37 Posts	Don't know anything about him, but he has many really nice lugers: http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=319937533 His inspection/return policy is not encouraging: "AS IS - No refund or exchange" Jack __________________ Why do you guys hate black circles so much? Last edited by Jack Lawman; 12-03-2012 at 09:45 PM. Reason: Link added

12-03-2012, 10:27 PM	#3
padredan User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: louisiana Now, but from the Rebublic of Texas Posts: 937 Thanks: 429 Thanked 316 Times in 182 Posts	Fairly clean selling record, but four four neutrals __________________ In this world nothing is free, except the grace of God

12-04-2012, 11:37 AM	#8
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,154 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,306 Times in 1,097 Posts	Lyn, ...been a long time since I have seen you post here... hope all is well with you. Welcome back! __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

12-03-2012, 11:11 PM	#4
Lyn Islaub Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 435 Thanks: 3 Thanked 152 Times in 72 Posts	Don, Do you think it interesting that the grip strap marking on the P-08 in auction# 318763516 is identical to the one on my 2203a that you and I discussed several years ago? To refresh your memory mine is a 1920 dated EWaA4 proofed 9mm police pistol and you speculated at the time that the marking on mine could have been short the weapon number for some reason as S.Hn11. seemed to be short a digit. I was going to send Wayne a note asking him for his thoughts, as I sense from some of the auction notes that he might have been in contact with this seller, but I've lost Wayne's email address. Perhaps you might have already discussed some of the nice looking police pistols this seller has listed with Wayne? I'm not suggesting that any of these pistols up for auction are not correct, but am curious why 2 police pistols from the same unit might have the same abbreviated grip strap marking. Thx, Lyn

12-04-2012, 12:34 AM	#6
Lyn Islaub Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 435 Thanks: 3 Thanked 152 Times in 72 Posts	That's true, in that the magazine on my pistol had the full S.Hn.II.112. marking, but even that number 112 was defaced some. It's almost as if they were trying to obliterate the weapon numbers in that unit for some reason. I've asked the seller if the pistol on auction has a unit mark on the spine of the magazine. Lyn

12-04-2012, 05:55 AM	#7
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	The Dove proofs on this pistol look almost non-existent.