GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
REICHS GENDARMERIE ISSUE "RG" DWM COMMERCIAL LUGER.74704MODERN; IMPORT4" 9mm bbl. DWM scroll on toggle link. Horizontal Crown/N proof on left side of receiver. No military proofs. Marked "R.G. 272" engraved on left side of frame (one of the highest RG numbers). Checkered walnut grips. All numbered parts on gun are matching. Wood bottom magazine with blued body that is numbered in the same serial range but does not match. This gun is featured on pp. 511 and 1158 of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess' The Borchardt & Luger Automatic Pistols. A very desirable unit mark indicating issue to the militarized police brigade in Alsace-Lorraine (German occupied France from 1870 until 1918) and the first type of German Police P.08. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Excellent retaining 97% original blue and 70% original straw. Bore is sharp with light frosting. Grips are moderately worn with a few indents to the checkering. Magazine and mechanics are excellent. 43475-690 BWS57 (5,000-7,000)