GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
POLISH RADOM WITH IMPORTANT COLLECTIBLE ACCESSORIES. RADOM VIS-35 D2102 9MM PARABELLUM MODERN; C&R; IMPORT Cal. 9mm Parabellum. All matching Type I Polish Radom VIS-35 with thumb safety and slotted frame. Slide with fixed front and drift adjustable rear sight. Left side of slide with usual single-line address over the "P.35(p)" notation. Full SN "D2102" marked on right side of frame and repeated under the slide, on the ejector and on the left side of the bbl lug (102). Standard Waffenamt eagle/WaA77 acceptance on left side of slide and frame; eagle/623 double stamped on left side of bbl lug. After the war, the gun was sent to England, explaining the British proofs on the exposed portion of the bbl hood along with the right side of the slide and frame. Orig black bakelite grips: left side with FB logo, right side with VIS notation. Orig magazine marked with an eagle/139 on the toe. Complete with correct brown holster, clearly marked in green ink "P35" and dated "1941". The best part of this group involves the Polish Eagle accessories and includes shoulder stock as made up by Thomas B. Nelson many years ago from orig plans. This is an extremely high-quality holster stock made to contain the gun plus two spare magazines. When used as a carbine, the slotted gun may be attached to the front of the stock & locked in place by rotating the checkered wing nut clockwise. There is also an orig Polish Eagle holster inked illegibly inside the flap. Compartmentalized for two spare magazines (not included) and an orig brass cleaning rod whose lower shaft is marked "C" within a triangle along with an oval containing "G2". Complete with an orig shoulder strap! PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Pistol has approx 98% orig blue with sharp edge wear and a few areas of mild thinning, most noticeably on the lower housing around the stock slot. Excellent condition grips without splits and only a few minor handling marks. Same exemplary condition applies to the magazine. Bright bore with strong rifling but mild corrosion. Perfect manual mechanics. Polish Eagle shoulder stock is in virtually "new" condition with only a few tiny scratches on the hinge and negligible marks on the wood. There are no scratches to suggest that the lug was ever inserted into a pistol. The outside of the Polish Eagle holster is darkly stained, though the leather remains supple with minimal crazing. Stitching appears orig without repair. Same general condition applies to the shoulder strap. Excellent orig cleaning rod with generous verdigris. An excellent pistol coupled with an outstanding assortment of rare accessories. 43475-195 LMA (3,500-5,000)