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LOT 3422
Exceptional World War II Walther Kreigsmarine Contract “ac/41” Code Stainless Steel Double Barrel Flare Pistol - Serial
no. 2703, 25 mm , 9 inch round bbl., bright finish, hardwood grips. These flare pistols were manufactured from 1936 through the end of the war for the German Navy. Manufactured without sights, barrel tops marked “4/eagle”, two position safety switch on the left side
of the frame behind the serial number, “ac/41” date code and “eagle/swastika/M/III/3” markings and a selector switch on top with settings for left, right, and both barrels. A smooth forearm with
hand stop is mounted to the barrels, with a pair of checkered grip panels. Included with the item is a custom wood display stand.
CONDITION: Excellent, with light scratches overall. A small chip is absent from the right rear of the handguard, with some minor scuffs on the otherwise very fine wood. The loaded chamber indicators have been removed, otherwise mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Gateway Collection.
Estimate: 6,500 - 9,000
LOT 3423
Excellent World War I German DWM Model 1914 Navy Luger Semi-Automatic Pistol Dated 1917 with Matching Magazine - Serial no. 3816a, 9 mm Luger cal., 6 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut grips. Manufactured during World War I for the Imperial German Navy, with the distinctive 6 inch barrel and 2-position notch rear sight. Dated “1917” on
the front sight base, left receiver rail, and on top of the chamber, with the “DWM” monogram on the front toggle link, crown firing proofs on the barrel, extension and breech block, and the “(crown)/M” Navy proof twice on the extension and once on
the barrel. “GESICHERT” and “GELADEN” marked upper safety area and extractor, with straw finished small parts, niter blue pins and springs, unnumbered checkered walnut grips, and all of the remaining visible serial numbers are matching including the nickel-finished magazine with
walnut base, decorated with concentric circles on the sides and “(crown)/M” and “3816” marked on the bottom.
CONDITION: Excellent, retains 95% plus original blue finish, 75% original straw finish on the small parts, with some light edge wear and freckling. Grips are also excellent, with a
few light handling marks and crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 4,500 - 6,500
LOT 3424
Rare Royal Portuguese Navy Contract DWM Model 1906 Luger Semi-Automatic
Pistol - Serial no. 220, 9 mm cal., 4 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut grips. Ordered shortly before the collapse of the Portuguese monarchy, this is one of only 350 Royal Portuguese Navy Luger pistols ordered. Per Aarron Davis in the “Standard
Catalog of Luger,” only six of these Lugers are known to collectors (page 70). Cutting edge firepower of the day, this Luger bears the traditional “DWM” monogram on the toggle assembly, with the “crown/fouled anchor” Portuguese Navy logo on the chamber, conjoined
“MP” on the left side of the extension, “CARREGADA” on the extractor and a polished lower safety position. Numbering is in the correct “commercial” pattern, all numbers matching, with “Cal. 9m/m.” on the unnumbered wood magazine base. Fitted with a pair of unnumbered checkered grips.
CONDITION: Very fine, with 80% of the original blue finish, with scattered light spotting, bright edge wear and mild handling marks. 60% plus original straw color is present on the
trigger, takedown latch and the ejector, with a mixed patina and mild pitting on the other parts. The grips are fine, with the left panel slightly undersized and some minor
dings and edge chips. Mechanically excellent. This is one of the finest examples of this rare contract Luger that one will find!
Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000
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