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LOT 363
Documented U.S. Army 101st
Airborne Division Air Assault Issued SIG
Sauer M17 Semi-Automatic Pistol, Serial
Number “TF000605”, with Box and FOIA
Letter - Serial no. TF000605, 9 mm Luger cal., 4 3/4 inch round bbl., coyote
PVD/black 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 utilizes a serialized fire control unit (FCU) that can
be readily swapped between grip frames of differing size, with the M17’s FCU
incorporating a bilateral thumb safety. This pistol is one of many 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. The
coyote colored polymer grip unit is marked size “M”. Includes the original matching SIG Sauer box dated “19-DEC-2019” identifying
the pistol as “UDM17-9-SURPLUS”, along with two extra magazines, an extra recoil spring assembly, “M17” marked user’s manual,
and an action lock. Also included is a Freedom of Information Act letter from the Department of Defense listing the pistol by serial
number as issued to Alpha Company, 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, on December
17, 2017, and was later turned in to the Fort Campbell Logistics Readiness Center by Alpha Company, 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment on May 6, 2019.
CONDITION: Exceptionally fine overall as issued to the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), retaining 95% original Coyote PVD finish with some
minor edge wear, darkening on the slide, minor cycling wear, and light handling marks. The grip unit has some scattered light handling wear and scrapes, as
expected on a U.S. Army issued sidearm. Mechanically excellent. The box is very fine.
Estimate: 3,500 - 5,500
LOT 364
Documented Brazilian Air Force Taurus PT92 Semi-Automatic Pistol Presented to U.S.
Air Force General Charles A. Gabriel - Serial no. MA06055, 9 mm para cal., 5 inch round bbl.,
blue finish, plastic grips. The PT92 was produced in Brazil by Taurus on leftover Beretta machinery
after their contract with the Brazilian military had expired. Multiple branches of the Brazilian military
quickly adopted the “homemade Beretta” as their service sidearms, including the Brazilian Air Force. This
specific example bears the standard Taurus markings along with the Brazilian crest and “MINISTERIO DA
AERONAUTICA” on the right of the slide. Included with this specific pistol are two documents from the
Brazilian Air Force, the first being a 1985 dated note of friendship from Chief of Staff Alfredo Henrique
de Berenguer Cesar to General Charles A. Gabriel of the U.S. Air Force presenting the
pistol to him as a gift. The other lists the pistol by serial number and appears
to be a letter to the U.S. Air Force stating that the pistol was in fact given to
Gabriel as a gift by the Brazilian Air Force. General Charles A. Gabriel held various
commands during his air force career including commander of the 432nd Tactical
Reconnaissance Wing in Vietnam, during which he is credited with shooting down
two MiG-15s, commander of United States Air Forces in Europe, and Chief of Staff of
the United States Air Force before retiring in 1986.
CONDITION: Excellent, retains 99% plus of the original blue finish with only the
slightest handling marks. The grips are also excellent with a few scattered light
handling marks and crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000
General
Charles A. Gabriel