GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
PHENOMENAL MAUSER 1940 DATED LUGER RIG WITH 2 MATCHING MAGAZINES & TOOL. MAUSER 1940 DATE LUGER 2863d 9MM PARABELLUM MODERN; C&R Cal. 9mm Parabellum. Extraordinary 1940 dated 42 code Luger rig with standard 4" bbl, drift adjustable front sight and fixed rear sight. Full SN with letter suffix appearing on forward frame and under the bbl with SN repeated on left side of receiver. Usual Waffenamt acceptance markings on bbl and right side of the receiver. Disassembly shows all matching small parts including rear toggle pin and firing pin. Crisply checkered walnut grips, each panel matched to the pistol. Rig includes two extruded magazines, each marked "122" and with a double eagle/37. Both bases match pistol with the spare magazine marked with a "+". Orig takedown tool marked with eagle/63. Orig black holster with white stitching whose obverse surface marked "P.08". Manufacturer marked "GAF-1940-Leipzig" along with an eagle/WaA 170 acceptance. PROVENANCE: The William Smith Collection. Former Doug Smith Collection. CONDITION: Crisp 99+% orig salt blue with only minimal sharp edge wear at the muzzle and sideplate. Negligible thinning of front and backstrap. Small parts, grips and each of the two magazines in the same impeccable condition that applies equally to the crisp, black holster that shows no evidence of repolishing or staining. Mirror bore. Perfect manual mechanics. Overall, a fantastic WWII Luger rig worthy of the most advanced collection. 49312-28 FTL (8,000-10,000)