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LOT 472
DWM Model 1906 Second Issue Altered Navy
LOT 473
World War I DWM Model 1914 Navy Luger Semi- Automatic Pistol Dated 1917 - Serial no. 6038,
9 mm cal., 6 inch round bbl., blue finish, checkered walnut grips. The
chamber, left side of the front sight base and the left side frame rail are
all dated 1917. The front toggle is marked with the “DWM” scroll. The left side
of the barrel extension has the Crown Imperial Navy proof followed by two
“Crown/M” Imperial Navy acceptance marks. The left rear of the barrel also has
the single Crown Imperial Navy proof and the underside of the barrel has the small “Crown/M” acceptance mark over the matching serial number. All complete and partial visible serial numbers match including the renumbered to match magazine. Fitted with checkered walnut grips. CONDITION: Excellent. The pistol retains 95% faded original blue finish with some muzzle and high edge wear. 50% original straw color remains on the small parts. The grips are
also excellent with some mild wear,
a few tiny nicks and
crisp checkering.
Mechanically fine.
Estimate: 3,000 - 4,500
LOT 474
DWM Model 1906 “American Eagle”
Commercial Luger Semi-Automatic Pistol in Desirable 9 mm Luger
Auto - Serial no. 45150, 9 mm Luger Auto cal.,
4 inch round bbl., blue/straw finish, walnut
grips. Manufactured for export to the United
States, with the distinctive large “American
eagle” crest on top of the chamber and 9 mm Luger
Auto chambering instead of the more common 7.65 mm Luger Auto. Features
blade front and notch rear sights, with “DWM” monogram on the toggle link,
“LOADED” on the extractor, and bright lower safety position. “GERMANY” export
mark is present on the front of the frame. With “crown/B” and “crown/U” proofs on
the extension along with “crown/B,”“crown/U,” and “crown/G” proofs on the barrel. Fitted
with straw colored and niter blue finish small parts, smooth backstrap with grip safety, along with a pair of unmarked replacement checkered walnut grips and correct nickel finished magazine with
“Cal. 9m/m” marked walnut base.
CONDITION: Fine, retaining 60% blue
finish, most of the refurbished
straw colors, refinished gripstraps
and grip screws, scattered minor
spotting/pitting, minor edge wear,
light handling marks, and crisp grip
checkering. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 1,800 - 2,750
LOT 475
Excellent German DWM Model 1920
Commercial Luger Semi-Automatic Pistol - Serial no. 8420i, 7.65 mm Luger
Auto cal., 3 3/4 inch round bbl., blue/straw finish, walnut grips. Manufactured
during the inter-war Weimar era, utilizing some leftover World War I production
components. Features fixed sights, no date marking on top of the chamber, and
“DWM” monogram on the front toggle link. “Crown/N” proofs marked on the barrel,
extension, and front toggle link. Matching external serial numbers on the barrel and frame, with
matching “20” partials on the takedown lever, trigger, side plate, safety, and rear toggle link. Fitted with
straw colored small parts, niter blue pins, springs, screws, unnumbered replacement checkered walnut
grips, and a nickel magazine with “202” marked walnut base.
CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 95%
plus original blue finish
and 90% original straw
colors with minor edge
wear and spotting. Grips
are also excellent with a few
light dings and crisp checkering.
Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 1,600 - 2,500 387
Luger
Semi-
Automatic
Pistol, Documented to
the Republic of Ireland Department of Defense - Serial
no. 2183a, 9 mm cal., 6 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut grips.
Originally manufactured prior to World War I for the Imperial
German Kaiserliche Marine, this pistol is in the Second Issue
Altered configuration, with a functional grip safety and the thumb
safety reconfigured for consistency with the Army-issue Luger.
After the conclusion of World War I many of the Navy Lugers, along
with the Artillery Model, were cycled out of service and shipped
abroad commercially, as the stock equipped pistols could be
counted against the maximum number of “carbines” the German
military was allowed to have according to the terms of the Treaty
of Versailles. While some of the details are disputed, it is confirmed
by multiple sources that this Navy Luger was one of a number of Navy and Artillery Pistols in the inventory of the Clancy Barracks in Dublin, which were released by the Irish Department
of Defense in 1990 to a group of American dealers and importers following a public auction
to reduce old inventory. The circumstances of Ireland’s acquisition of the pistol vary; an included copy of a narrative from William Edwards, one of the men who coordinated the 1990 acquisition claims that he first spotted the Lugers at Clancy Barracks in 1948, where he was told that they were part of a batch supplied by Imperial Germany in 1916 and personally smuggled into Ireland by Sir Roger Casement shortly before the Easter Rising, while others suggest that they were procured by the Irish Free State/Republic of Ireland in the 1930s. Blade front and two-position notch rear sights, with a blank chamber and “DWM” monogram on the front toggle link. A set of “crown” proofs are present on the barrel, chamber, and “crown/M” Naval proofs on the barrel and chamber. The extractor bears the traditional “GELADEN” mark, with the restruck “Gesichert” on the upper safety position and “W.K./1420” on the backstrap just below the grip safety. Fitted with niter blue and straw colored small parts, with a pair of checkered grips and a nickel finished magazine with “crown/M” and “2202” on the concentric circle decorated hardwood base. The importer marking “TSA GALAX, VA GERMANY DUBLIN 1916” has been added to the underside of the left receiver rail. Copies of other supporting documents, including a copy of an Irish Department of Defense invoice identifying this pistol by serial number as being released from their inventory.
CONDITION: Fine as assembled, with 70% of the original blue finish, showing a number of scuffs and dings scattered across the surface, areas of brown and gray patina, bright edge wear and minor spotting. The breechblock and toggle links are numbered “10”. 80% of the original bright straw color remains, with minor spotting and bright areas. Grips are good, with some dents and scuffs. Mechanically excellent. A rare chance to own a documented Republic of Ireland Navy Luger pistol.
Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000