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LOT 1525
DWM Model 1900 American Eagle Luger
Semi-Automatic Pistol with Desirable Ideal
Combination Shoulder Stock/Holster - Serial no. 19132,
7.65 mm Luger Auto cal., 4 3/4 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut grips.
The first true commercial contract Luger pistols, the “American Eagle 1900”
was intended explicitly for the American market. This 1900 has been fitted out
with an Ideal stock/holster; an early development, the Ideal predates the integral
stock mounting iron brought in for later Lugers, and provided a fairly elegant solution without requiring permanent modification of the handgun. Fixed sights, with the signature “American
Eagle” on the chamber, fast-taper barrel, flat-top breechblock, dished toggles with integral lock, hold-open, niter blue and straw colored small parts, and a nickel finished magazine with unmarked hardwood base. The small parts are numbered in the early commercial pattern. A pair of Ideal grips have been installed, with smooth wood panels installed over a metal frame. The holster is constructed with a blued steel framework around a leather body, with
adjustable belt clip and telescoping arm assembly.
CONDITION: Very fine, with 80% of the original blue finish,
showing scattered light spotting, bright edge wear and
mild handling marks. Bright straw color is present on the
trigger and magazine catch, with the other small parts
faded to a smooth gray patina. The grips are also very fine, with
a few light dents, and the fine holster shows mild scuffing on the
leather and 50% blue on the frame, with some looseness of the fit between the hooks and grips when mounted. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000
LOT 1527
DWM Model 1906/20
Swiss Commercial Luger
Semi-Automatic Pistol with Highly Desirable Abercrombie and Fitch Co. Retailer Marked Barrel - Serial no.
2986i, 9 mm Luger cal., 4 3/4 inch round bbl., blue/straw finish, walnut grips. Mostly manufactured in Germany, a small number of Luger pistols are known to have been routed through Switzerland after World War I, where they could be
fitted with barrels that exceeded the lengths permitted by the Treaty of Versailles prior to further export to Abercrombie
& Fitch Company of New York, then the largest outfitting and sporting goods firm in the United States. The barrels were manufactured by Hammerli, who marked the barrels “ABERCROMBIE & FITCH Co NEW YORK MADE IN SWITZERLAND” on top. Features fixed blocked blade front and notch rear sights, Swiss “cross in starburst” on the chamber, and a “DWM”
monogram on the front toggle. Extractor marked “GELADEN” and
safety polished bright in lower position. The small parts
are straw finished, and the nickel finished magazine is
stamped “GERMANY” on the hardwood base.
CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, retaining 85% plus
original blue and 70% straw finishes with light edge
wear, scattered faint spotting. The grips are very fine with crisp
checkering. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000
LOT 1528
DWM Model 1906 Commercial Luger Semi-Automatic Pistol
with French Retail Style Markings - Serial no. 58475, 7.65 mm auto cal., 4 1/2 inch round bbl.,
blue/straw finish, walnut grips. Manufactured for commercial sale, this DWM Model 1906 Luger
pistol is marked “Manufacture Francaise d’Armes & Cycles de Saint-Etienne” on top of the barrel; this
firm (sometimes shortened as “St. Etienne” or “Manufrance”) was a major French mail order retailer,
including of imported handguns. No significant orders came from the French firm, with the rising
tensions between France and Germany a likely factor. Features fixed serrated blade front and notch
rear sights, with “Manufacture Francaise d’Armes & Cycles de Saint-Etienne” on top of the barrel.
The top of the chamber area is undated, and the
standard “DWM” logo is marked on the front
toggle. The barrel, receiver, bolt, toggle
link, and insides of both checkered walnut
grips are “crown/N” proofed. Extractor
marked “GELADEN” and bright polished
lower safety position. The magazine is fitted with
an unmarked wood base.
CONDITION: Very fine, with 85% plus original blue and 70% straw
finishes with light spotting, edge wear and handling marks. The grips
are also very fine with crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 2,750 - 4,250
LOT 1526
Rare Excellent German DWM/ Mauser Oberndorf Model 1934 Commercial Luger Semi-Automatic Pistol with Holster - Serial
no. 771V, 9 mm Luger
cal., 4 inch round bbl.,
blue finish, hardwood
grips. Manufactured
for commercial sale, this
pistol appears to be one
of a group produced whi
manufacture was shifting
from DWM (then under the
umbrella of BKIW) to Mauser,
which included weapons
made from parts left over from DWM’s run. Fixed sights,
with a “DWM” marked front toggle link, blank chamber,
and “crown/crown/U” proofs on the barrel, receiver and
breechblock. Straw finished small parts, with a pair of
checkered grips and a nickel-finished magazine with
unmarked hardwood base. Includes a black leather police-style holster dated 1933 with Shambach & Co. (Berlin) maker’s mark on the rear between the belt loops. CONDITION: Excellent, with 98% original blue, showing wear on the high edges, mild handling marks and some minor spotting. 90% plus original straw colors are present on the small parts, and the excellent grips show some mild dings on the otherwise sharp checkering. The holster is fine, with minor scratches and scuffs.
Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 4,500 - 7,000
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