GUN SPRING 2017
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/11/2017
ATTRACTIVE M1910 DREYSE ARMEEPISTOLE IN 9MM PARABELLUM. DREYSE 1910 1444 9MM MODERN; C&R Cal. 9mm. Standard large frame Dreyse, blowback, with 5-1/2" bbl having fixed front and rear sight. Left side of frame marked with 2-line address "Rheinische Metallwaaren-& Maschinenfabrik / ABT. SOMMERDA." Stacked Crown/N proofs are on the slide, bbl housing and frame. SN 1444 is stamped internally under the coverplate and under the slide. "DREYSE" is on the right side of the frame. Major parts of the pistol are rust blued. Extractor and pins were originally strawed. Molded hard rubber grips have an encircled "RMF" logo over bordered checkering. Orig mag with a split tail base. Disassembly shows all matching numbers. PROVENANCE: The Esteemed Collection Of Noted Expert And Author Warren Buxton. CONDITION: Approximately 95% matte finish with several noticeable patches of oxidation on the right side of the bbl housing. Negligible freckling on front and backstraps. The extractor has been polished while the exposed surfaces of the pins have largely grayed. Rust blue on magazine commensurate with condition of pistol. Orig, excellent+ grips . No cracks or chips. Bright bore with strong rifling and perfect manual mechanics. A large and very impressive early automatic pistol, production estimated at fewer than 1,000 guns, seldom offered for sale. 51568-38 LMA (5,500-8,000)