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LOT 379
Documented, Fort Hood, Texas,
Shipped, U.S. Army Issued SIG Sauer
M17 Semi-Automatic Pistol with
FOIA Letter and Box, Serial Number “TF000760” - Serial no.
TF000760, 9 mm Parabellum 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. The design utilizes 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, with only 3,000 later returned to SIG Sauer and made available
for sale on the commercial market. Features illuminated night sights, optics mounting point
on the slide, extra weight recoil spring, and Coyote PVD metal finish with coyote colored
polymer. The grip unit is marked size “M”. The included Freedom of Information Act letter from
the Department of Defense states this pistol was received by 0003 Armor (AR), Squadron
(SQ) 04, Headquarters and Headquarters troop (HHT) at Fort Hood, Texas, on January 11, 2018, and was later turned back in to the Fort Hood Logistics Readiness Center by 0003
Armor (AR), Squadron (SQ) 04 on June 19, 2019. Also included is the original SIG Sauer box dated “13-DEC-2019” identifying the pistol as “UDM17-9-SURPLUS” along with two
extra magazines, an extra recoil spring assembly, a “M17” marked user’s manual, and an action lock.
CONDITION: Excellent as a U.S. Army issued pistol, retaining 90% plus of original Coyote PVD finish with some minor edge and holster wear, along with light handling marks. The
grip frame has moderate handling wear and light scrapes as expected from a duty sidearm. Mechanically excellent. The box is very fine.
Estimate: 3,000 - 4,500
LOT 378
Extremely Scarce U.S. Marine
Corps Kimber DET-1 1911 Semi-
Automatic Pistol with Case -
Serial no. DET1-216, 45 ACP cal.,
5 inch round bbl., black finish,
synthetic grips. Manufactured
in the early 2000s,
this pistol was one
of a small number
manufactured
by Kimber on
contract for the U.S.
government which
were intended to be issued to the newly formed Marine Corps special operations unit called
Detachment One. Detachment One was a pilot program started in 2003 as a program for
attaching a permanent Marine Corps unit to the United States Special Operations Command.
The unit was only around until 2006 when it was succeeded by United States Marine Corps
Special Operations Command (MARSOC). Initially, 200 of these pistols were manufactured
under contract and issued to the unit for testing. During the testing phase, the pistols didn’t
perform as well as they needed, leading to the initial 200 pistols being destroyed. Prior to the
performance issues in testing, another 150 pistols had been ordered but not issued. After the
issues in testing, these 150 pistols were offered for sale to people who had been involved with the unit. It is only these
150 pistols that are still available on the collectors market, making them a U.S. 1911 that is more rare than the ever-
desirable Singer. Similar examples can be seen and discussed on pages 146 and 147 in the book “U.S. Military Automatic
Pistols 1945-2012”, by Scott Meadows. The pistol has the standard Kimber marking on the left of the slide and the
standard address on the right of the frame. The right of the frame is also marked with the special serial number “DET1-
216” as well as “U.S. MILITARY PROPERTY USMC”, with the addition of an ambidextrous thumb safety. Includes a Surefire
W117C weapon light, Detachment One patch, and Kimber case.
CONDITION: Excellent overall with 97% original finish, moderate slide retraction and handling marks overall. Mechanically excellent.
Case is very fine. A rare opportunity to own a U.S. contract pistol that will be found in only the most extensive U.S. military collections!
Estimate: 9,500 - 14,000