GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
COLLECTOR’S GROUP OF MISCELLANEOUS LIGHT-AND SUB-MACHINE GUN MAGAZINES INCLUDING RARE MP 3008 AND VILLARPEROSA MAGAZINES.This eclectic lot of magazines from the Sturgess collection includes; 8 MP-40 mags 1 of which is a very rare unmarked French post-war (ca 1950) production mag (made by Manufacture National d’Armes de Levalloise who also made P.08 magazines for the pistol while in French service in the 1950s) which is a few mm shorter than the original German model while the others all have Nazi era markings, 1 of these Nazi marked mags is an very early MP-38 mag dated “38” manufactured by C.G. Haenel without the later dirt clearance ribbing along the sides. There is 1 MP-34ö mag in 9 mm Parabellum, 1 Suomi mag, 1 Sten gun mag, 3 universal type mags which have been filed and adapted for an unknown application, 1 very rare ZfG 38 70 rd blank firer magazine, 8 MG 13 spare mags in a steel box marked BSW 1938, and 1 German made 36 rd mag which fits perfectly in the MP 3008, and an incredibly rare 9 mm Glisenti 25 rd mag for the Villar Perosa machine gun. Also included is 1 MG 13 four mag canvas carrier with 4 mags. SIZE: PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Condition of mags range from extremely fine as refinished to gray parkerized finish, all appear to be serviceable with good spring tension. Villar Perosa mag has a mat blued finish with scattered light pin prick corrosion, MP 3008 mag appears to have started out as a MP 18.1 mag which was adapted, MP 34ö mag has been refinish with light pin prick corrosion, MP 38 slab sided mag has a couple of dents & retains about 60% of its orig blued finish with some mottling of bare metal and scattered pitting, MG 13 mags are in very good (blank firing) to near excellent (standard mags) serviceable condition. Field gray canvas mag carrier is near excellent, completely serviceable in all respects. This collector’s lot contains both very rare and more common mags. 43475-1120 JWK68 (2,000-2,500)