Please can anyone throw Light on T H Bergman Air Pistols .22 Possibly early 1900s. Looks vaguely like the WW11 German Luger? Are they of any value or collectible ? Thanks AirMad.
Please can anyone throw Light on T H Bergman Air Pistols .22 Possibly early 1900s. Looks vaguely like the WW11 German Luger? Are they of any value or collectible ? Thanks AirMad.
I Googled T Bergman and it came up with this fantastic link! It's an enclosed air pistol and target slot machine, with what looks like a 1960s/early '70s Diana Mod 5 bolted to one end. You paid a dime and got five pellets.
If that's what you mean by the 'Luger' it's a German Diana air pistol. Not very valuable, no.
Vintage Airguns Gallery
..Above link posted with permission from Gareth W-B
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I've had a quick look at Hillers and it lists an unknown Luger copy as having no makers marks but "has some characteristics of Haenel air pistols".
Pg 251 3rd edition of The collectors' guide to Airpistols. Dennis E. Hiller.
I failed to find another reference to a Lugerstyle air pistol in my other reference. (Blue book)
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Pre-1900 there were a couple of Theodor Bergmann cast-iron pistols, but I suspect what you refer to is some version of the self-contained shooting gallery gun as posted by Garvin. I have run across two of these that were really pre-war Diana 5's with a mounting lug under the barrel, and that weird tubular sight.