March 1-2, 2018 Firearms, Militaria & Sporting
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/1/2018
Also known as the "Hollandsch Model", this gun is featured in the following two books: first, "The Dutch Luger" pages 118-126 and second "The Borchardt & Luger Automatic Pistols" pages 296-301. This is a very interesting and historical pistol. It is in the B suffix range. The B suffix was set aside for prototype Lugers. This is one of the ten guns that was ordered in December 1904 and delivered in August of 1905 for the Dutch contract of 174 trials pistols. The significance of this gun is that it gave way to the "New Model" Luger, or Model 1906. Quite a few significant changes were made to this gun, first the frame was modified to take a coil main spring instead of a flat leaf spring. This was done by machining a new part and dovetailing it into the frame. This was also the first pistol that had flat toggle knobs and the omission of a toggle lock. Extractor is marked "GLADEN" only on the left side and the thumb safety is marked "RUST" with an arched arrow pointing up into the safe position. Like all Dutch Lugers this one is in poor shape but is the only known example out of the first ten Dutch guns. A very well documented gun. Here is a chance to own a very historical prototype Luger that is in the B suffix range.