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LOT 3431
Documented
U.S. Army 101st
Airborne Issued SIG
Sauer M17 Semi-
Automatic Pistol
with FOIA Letter
and Box - Serial no. TF001470,
9 mm Luger cal., 4 3/4 inch round bbl., coyote PVD finish, plastic grips. Selected by the U.S. military in January 2017 as the winner of the Modular Handgun System (MHS) competition to replace the Beretta M9 series, the M17 is a variant of
SIG Sauer’s P320 line of striker-
fired, semi-automatic pistols which utilize a serialized fire control unit (FCU) that can be readily swapped between grip frames of differing size, with the M17’s FCU incorporating
an bilateral thumb safety. This pistol is one of many M17s that were issued out to U.S. Army in late 2017, and later that year the U.S. Army
announced the 101st and 82nd Airborne divisions were to be the first units to receive the M17, with only 3,000 returned to SIG Sauer and later made available for
sale on the commercial market. The included Freedom of Information Act letter from the Department of The Army states this pistol was received by Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd
Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, on December 22, 2017, and was later turned back in to the Fort Campbell Logistics Readiness Center by
the same Alpha Company on December 11, 2019. Features illuminated night sights, optics mounting point on the slide, “+P” weight recoil spring, and Coyote PVD metal finish with coyote
colored polymer. The grip unit is marked size “M” and “11B” is written on the bottom of the magazine base in sharpie. Includes the original box dated “23-DEC-2019” identifying the pistol as “UDM17-9-SURPLUS” along with two extra magazines, an extra guide rod and action spring assembly, a “M17” marked user’s manual, and an action lock.
CONDITION: Excellent as a U.S. Army paratrooper issued pistol, retaining 95% plus of original Coyote PVD finish with light edge wear and surface scrapes. The grip frame has moderate handling wear exemplifying its service use. Mechanically excellent. Box is very fine.
Estimate: 2,750 - 4,250
LOT 3432
Scarce Documented Potential U.S. XM9 Trials STAR/ Colt Model 30 PK Semi-Automatic Pistol with Factory Letter and Case - Serial no. 1787381C, 9 mm Luger cal.,
4 inch round bbl., blue finish, plastic grips.
The included Colt factory letter, signed by
the Senior Colt Firearms Engineer and dated
“7/19/88,” states the pistol was one of twenty
manufactured by the Spanish STAR company
expressly for Colt with the intentions of being
evaluated as a possible contender for the U.S.
Army XM9 trials and commercial sales in the
U.S. After deciding not to continue with the
XM9 trials, Colt later released the 20 pistols for
sale to Colt employees. Features fixed white-
ramp blade front and adjustable orange-dot
tangent rear sights. Two white lines painted
into the left sides of the slide and frame denote
the takedown position. This specific pistol is
listed by serial number on page 519 of “STAR
Firearms” by Leonardo Antaris. Includes original
STAR blue plastic case with manual, cleaning
rod, and bore brushes.
CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 98%
plus original blue finish with some minor handling marks and a slight plum coloration to the slide and backstrap. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 2,500 - 3,750