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LOT 1359
Mauser M712 “Schnellfeuer” Selective Fire Broomhandle Pistol, Class III/NFA C&R Fully Transferable Machine Gun with Stock - Serial no. 17596, 9 mm cal., 5
1/4 inch round bbl., blue
finish, walnut grips. Introduced due to competitive pressure from
Astra’s Spanish-made Broomhandle pistols, especially in the lucrative Chinese market, the 1932 Schnellfeuer took everything people loved about the Broomhandle and cranked it to 11. The result was a compact
machine pistol, which could be reconfigured to a carbine as needed, feed from 10 and 20 round detachable box magazines (without sacrificing clip loading), and could either tap out single rounds semi-automatically or let rip at 900+ RPM on full auto. Needless to say, the target audience (China) went for it wholeheartedly, and sales only terminated
when Japan joined the Axis Powers, making export to any of the Chinese factions (who essentially fought the Second Sino- Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War simultaneously) unacceptable. Schnellfeuers are also known to have been used on both sides
of the Spanish Civil War, as well as being used as a secondary Wehrmacht sidearm as well as by the Waffen-SS. The mechanism is controlled by
a spring loaded selector switch on the left side of the frame, with “N” (semi-automatic) and “R” (full automatic) marked positions. Blade front and tangent rear sights, with the three-line Mauser address markings on top of the chamber and right side of the frame, with a “crown/ crown/U” proof on the chamber and twelve groove grips. Included with the lot is a hardwood shoulder stock with matching numbered mounting iron and a brown leather harness. CONDITION: Very fine, with 95% of the professionally restored high polish blue, showing a few areas of covered pitting (heavier underneath the grips), edge wear and light handling marks. The grips are excellent, with mild dings and scratches. The stock is good as repaired and remarked, with filled-in cracks, and the harness shows mild scuffing. Mechanically excellent. NOTE: This weapon is a National Firearms Act (NFA), fully transferable Class 3, which is registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, (BATFE) that is classified as a “Curios or Relic” as defined in 27 CFR, 478.11. These weapons are still subject to the provisions of 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44 and 27 CFR part 479. Estimate: 14,000 - 22,500
LOT 1360
DWM Model 1908 Maxim Water Cooled Heavy Machine Gun, Class III/NFA C&R Fully Transferable,
with Field Mount - Serial no. 7101d, 7.92 mm cal., 28 inch
round bbl., blue finish, hardwood grips. Manufactured in 1918. A
licensed copy of the Maxim Gun, the MG08 was a mainstay heavy machine gun with German forces leading up to and throughout World
War One, used to great and brutal effect in the trenches, where the
belt fed ammunition and water cooled barrel could maintain a volume
and duration of fire unmatched by manually operated weapons. While changes in strategic doctrine devalued water-cooled guns in the Weimar
years, the MG08 still had a niche in fixed fortification defense, not fully retiring until the end of World War II. Blade front and folding ladder rear sights, with the manufacture marks and date on the receiver cover and
a round deflector plate mounted behind the flash hider. A mount for an optical sight (sight not included) is installed on the left sideplate above the tension adjustment device, pair of
checkered “spade” grips and a “butterfly” thumb trigger at the rear, the latter with an attached lever for deactivating the thumb safety. Added
to the bottom rear corner of the left sideplate is the “bullet” logo of Charles Erb, noted restorer of NFA items. A steel “sled” field mount is included, along with two extra barrels, a leather barrel case, and a spare bolt.
CONDITION: Very fine, with 85% plus arsenal blue and 60% green paint finish on the water jacket and field mount. The jacket shows a number of dents and dings, and both the jacket and mount show wear and flaking. Moderate pitting is present on the recoil booster assembly, with the other blue components showing minor spotting and
handling marks. Grips show some light scuffs and dents. Mechanically excellent. NOTE: This weapon is a National Firearms Act (NFA), fully transferable Class 3, which is registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, (BATFE) that is classified as a “Curios or Relic” as defined in 27 CFR, 478.11. These weapons are still subject to the provisions of 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44 and 27 CFR part 479.
324 Estimate: 10,000 - 18,000