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LOT 1387
Rare and Desirable
World War II
Era “Lunch Box
Special” Fabrique
Nationale High-
Power Semi-
Automatic Pistol -
NSN, 9 mm cal., 4 3/4 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut
grips. The Model 1935 is one of the two models John Moses
Browning was working on at the time of his death in 1926.
Originally created for the French Military Grande Puissance
trials to adapt to the modern combat styles of a directly Pre-World War II world.
From 1940-1944, Germany occupied Belgium and controlled the FN factory. This
pistol shows many of the characteristics of the later era of the occupation with
visible machining marks and a “wartime blue finish”. The slide is fitted with blade
front and fixed notch rear sight. The left side is marked with the Fabrique Nationale
marking and Browning’s patent marking on the left with Belgian proofs and the
caliber marking on the chamber hood of the replacement barrel. The frame is simply
marked “MR” on the right side of trigger guard. The frame lacks a serial number, leading
to speculation that this was likely taken, as Johnny Cash would say, one piece at a time
and assembled by an employee at home, perhaps even to fight the occupying German
force. The frame is fitted with a ring hammer and a set of checkered walnut grips.
CONDITION: Very fine, retaining 90% original wartime blue finish with handling marks, high edge wear, and some spotting and pitting. The hand made grips are crude with scattered dings and scratches and slightly softened checkering. Mechanically excellent. This is your chance to add a rarely seen “lunch box special” FN 1935 High-Power to your World War II or European pistol collection!
Estimate: 2,000 - 3,500
LOT 1388
Documented Austrian
Rework Walther “ac/43”
Code P.38 Semi-Automatic Pistol - Serial no.
7221h, 9 mm cal., 4 7/8 inch round bbl., blue finish,
plastic grips. This pistol is described on page 96 and
pictured on page 97 of the book “The P.38 Pistol, Volume 3”
by Warren Buxton, where is it used as a demonstration for a
limited run of wartime production Walther pistols overhauled
in the 1950s/1960s in Austria. Produced by the Salzberg firm of
Dschulnigg, less than 100 were made, destined for sale at the American
Rod and Gun Clubs in Germany, other firms associated with American military bases, and possibly at a limited number of Austrian clubs and retailers. Starting with a wartime P.38, Dschulnigg went straight to
Walther’s post-war establishment
at Ulm to source needed parts and
executed a sharp, glossy polish
and bluing to finish them off. As
noted by Buxton, this example
was submitted for proof at Vienna
in 1962, with a nearly full set of
original components, save a post-
WWII Ulm barrel. Blade and notch sights, with the original
“ac/43” code faint but present on the slide, and the Austrian
markings “eagle”, “NPv” and “482.62” on the right side of the
frame. Fitted with a set of ribbed brown plastic grips and a
blued magazine.
CONDITION: Very fine as arsenal refurbished, with 97% of the
high polish blue finish, showing some bright wear on the high
edges and bearing surfaces, the start of a gray patina on the
frontstrap, and minor handling marks. Some of the original
markings have faded. The grips are fine, with minor scratches
and dings. Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Warren Buxton Collection;
Property of a Gentleman.
Estimate: 1,800 - 2,750
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LOT 1389
German Occupation
Production Polish
Radom VIS-35/P.35(p)
Semi-Automatic Pistol
with Holster - Serial no.
D0215, 9 mm cal., 4 3/4
inch round bbl., blue
finish, plastic grips.
Originally the main
sidearm of Poland’s
military, the VIS-35 was
rebranded the P.35(p)
and pressed into service
by the Germans following
their invasion and occupation
of Poland. Fixed blade front and
notch rear sights, with the one-line
Radom marking on the left side of
the slide, along with the German model marking and proofs, and “WaA77” on both the slide and frame. The frame, slide extractor and barrel are matching numbered. Fitted with a set of
checkered “FB” and “VIS” grip panels. Included with the lot is a High Power/P.35(b) marked
brown leather holster.
CONDITION: Very fine, with 85% plus original blue finish, showing bright wear concentrated along the edges, mild spotting and light handling marks. The grips are very good, with mild scuffing. The fine holster shows some light cracks and scuffs. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000
LOT 1390
Documented East
German Marked Walther “ac/41” Code P.38
Semi-Automatic Pistol - Serial no. 7851d, 9 mm cal.,
4 7/8 inch round bbl., blue finish, plastic grips. This pistol is described on page 34 and pictured on page 36 of the book “The P.38 Pistol, Volume 3” by Warren Buxton. This is one of the P.38 pistols overhauled for use by the East German military and police forces, in what Buxton classifies as the “Type E” style. Using a mix of wartime and new-made parts, the East Germans
often fitted mixed-source pieces together and
renumbered everything to match the slide, which
is what was done here. The Walther “ac/41” slide
has a “crown/N” proof on the top left along with the
standard military markings, with the original frame
markings rendered illegible and overstamped with
a number matching the slide, a set of “eagle” and
“crown/N” proofs, and a “15 in sunburst” acceptance
stamp. The new-made barrel is “crown/N” proofed, and faint markings are present on the locking block. The grips are ribbed black plastic, and the blued magazine is marked
“P.38v/U” on the side.
CONDITION: Very fine as East German “overhauled”, with 85% of the plum blue finish, showing bright edge wear, mild scratches concentrated on the slide, and scattered light handling marks.
The grips are fine, with a small crack in the top rear of the right panel and light scuffing. Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Warren Buxton Collection;
Property of a Gentleman.
Estimate: 1,600 - 2,500
AS PICTURED AND DESCRIBED IN THE BOOK THE P.38 PISTOL, VOLUME 3 BY BUXTON
AS PICTURED AND DESCRIBED IN THE BOOK THE P.38 PISTOL, VOLUME 3 BY BUXTON