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position rear sight (adjustable from 100-300 meters) mounted on top of
the barrel in front of the receiver and a bead front sight mounted on a
ramp on top of the barrel. The top of the chamber area is blank, and the
front toggle has the DWM logo. Full serial number marked on the frame
extension and the underside of the barrel. The last two digits of the
serial number are marked on the bottom of the recoil lug, inside the forend, grip safety, trigger, takedown
lever, side plate, breech bolt, and toggle assembly. It has been fitted with a set of reproduction walnut
grips marked with matching numbers “00” on the insides. The included professionally made reproduction
walnut shoulder stock features a checkered wrist, lower sling swivel, black horn buttplate, with the attaching iron matching numbered “00” on top. It comes with a nickel plated magazine with “GERMANY/7,65” marked on the wooden base. Replacement trigger lever. Includes a period leather scabbard with leather strap and a 1963 copyright Stoeger Arms Corporation Luger manual.
CONDITION: Very fine as professionally restored overall, with 95% blue finish, some high edge wear, light handling marks, with distinct recut checkering in the refinished replacement walnut forend and grips. Mechanically functions, but needs work, trigger is not properly engaging. Shoulder stock is a very fine professionally made replacement with a few light handling marks, period
scabbard is fine with supple leather.
Estimate: 6,500 - 9,500
LOT 456
Scarce Krieghoff “Post-War Commercial”
Luger Semi-Automatic Pistol - Serial no. 88, 9 mm cal., 4 inch round bbl.,
blue finish, plastic grips. Manufactured in 1945 during the American occupation
of Suhl, the “Post-War Commercial” run of Krieghoff Lugers was made chiefly using components left over as surplus from Luftwaffe contract production, plus some
recorded spare components from other manufacturers. Reportedly, a number of
these pistols were destined for presentation to the occupation authorities as gifts, with a number also sold through the American Post Exchange system. Blade front and notch rear sights, with an unnumbered “eagle/135” marked barrel, undated chamber,
Luftwaffe “stick wing eagle” on the receiver and “eagle/L2” on the receiver,
frame rail and breech block. Large digit “88” serial number marked on the
frame, receiver, the interior of the sideplate and on the alloy magazine base,
with the other components unnumbered. “W-1900”, possibly an inventory or
registration number, has been added to the rear of the frame and right side
of the receiver. Finished primarily in blue, with straw finished small parts and
black checkered grips. Minor variations can be seen in bluing color between
the barrel, receiver and toggle links, appropriate to the use of varied
components in construction.
CONDITION: Excellent, with 95% of the original blue finish, showing scattered
light spotting and scratches, edge
wear, and a few hints of a brown
patina. 85% plus bright
original straw color is
present on the small
parts. The grips are fine,
with minor scuffing.
Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 5,500 - 8,500
LOT 457
Very Scarce World War II
Gustloff-Werke Semi-Automatic
Pistol - Serial no. 1192, 7.65 mm auto cal., 3 3/4 inch
round bbl., blue finish, walnut grips. A scarce example
of a World War II Gustloff-Werke semi-automatic pistol.
Although unverified, it is estimated that only approximately
240 of these “production” pistols were manufactured before
the factory was bombed in 1944. About half of the total
production were manufactured with zinc frames, while the
other half featured frames made of steel like this example.
The development of this pistol design started in 1938 under
the direction of Fritz Sauckel, Gauleiter of Thuringia, and was manufactured by the Gustloff-Werke. Mechanically, the design is similar to the Walther Model PP, though with a simplified single action trigger mechanism and a takedown block independent of the trigger guard. The design was also reportedly submitted to the German military in early 1940, proposed as a possible replacement police weapon, though the scheme never took off. Exact production numbers are unverified. This example is numbered “1192” on the left of the frame, featuring a raised sighting rib with a fixed blade front sight and notch rear sights, with “G” over the two-line address “GUSTLOFF-WERKE/ WAFFENWERK SUHL” marked on the left side of the slide and “eagle/N” proofs on the right rear of the frame and slide. Fitted with a pair of “G” marked checkered walnut grips. Matching number “92” marked on a few small components, including on the inside of both grip panels. Includes a replacement Walther PP magazine modified to fit the pistol and a generic soft case.
CONDITION: Very good, retaining 30% faded original blue finish with scattered light edge wear, minor pitting, scattered light spotting/brown patina, and scattered light handling marks. Grips are also very good with slight warping to both panels and a hairline crack in the left panel. Mechanically fine.
Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000
SERIAL NUMBER 88
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LOT 455
DWM Model 1902 Luger Semi-Automatic Carbine
with Shoulder Stock and Scabbard - Serial no. 24400,
7.65 mm Luger Auto cal., 11 3/4 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut stock, walnut grips. This is a fine restored example of a DWM Model 1902 Luger carbine. These carbines were an attempt by DWM to a produce
a lightweight rifle substitute. There were a total of 2,500 of this model reportedly produced in two serial number blocks. The desirable features of these carbines include the long frame, flat mainspring, grip safety, dished toggles, recessed/flat breech bolt, and the 11 3/4 inch barrel.
Due to the longer barrel, these carbines have a small spring accelerator mechanism in the forearm that aids in cycling. Fitted with a three