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LOT 3418
Documented Firearms International Prototype Model D9 Serial
Number 1 Semi-Automatic Pistol with Box - Serial no. 1, 9 mm cal.,
3 1/2 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut grips. The included hand written
letter from Pete Dickey, a former staffer for American Rifleman and vice president of Firearms
International, states that this pistol is one of two prototypes created by Firearms International
for their “D9” project circa 1977. This was to be a slightly scaled up version of their .380 semi-
automatic pistol which had initially been marketed by Colt as the Pony, and later as the Model
D. The letter states this prototype may be the first subcompact 9mm ever made. The consignor
indicates that serial number 2 was stolen and its location is unknown today. The pistol features
serrated blade front and notch rear sights, Firearms International address on the left side of
the slide, and “D9 1” on the right of the frame. This pistol was on display at the NRA National
Sporting Arms Museum from 2013 to 2022 and is featured on page 202 of Guns of the NRA National Sporting Arms Museum.
Includes metal “LOAN/to/NRA” and 77/Supica tag. With an unnumbered Firearms International box and two extra magazines.
CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 98% plus original blue finish with limited handling marks and crisp grip checkering.
Mechanically excellent. Box is very good.
Provenance: NRA National Sporting Arms Museum; The Supica Collection; The Ryan Niederman Collection.
Estimate: 3,000 - 4,500
LOT 3419
Framed
Print of the
Dornaus &
Dixon Bren
Ten Semi-
Automatic Pistol - Displayed in a frame
that measures 19 1/2” tall and 21” wide, the
print features a pencil rendering of a Bren Ten
pistol, with “BREN TEN” surrounded by scroll
accents above and “BREN TEN 10mm AUTO
COMBAT PISTOL” below. The back of the frame
bears stickers from Dornaus & Dixon as well
as Action Frames of Wallis, Texas. Consignor
states this framed print hung in the offices of
Dornaus & Dixon.
CONDITION: Excellent, with minor wear on the frame.
Estimate: 500 - 800
LOT 3417
Rare and Desirable Limited Production Dornaus &
Dixon Ent. Inc. Bren Ten Special Forces Light Semi-
Automatic Pistol - Serial no. 84SFL0375, 10 mm auto
cal., 4 1/8 inch round bbl., hard chrome plate/stainless
finish, plastic grips. Manufactured c. 1984, the ‘Special
Forces’ version of the Dornaus & Dixon Enterprises Inc. Bren
Ten semi-automatic pistol was a part of a limited production run with a shorter 4 inch barrel and appropriately
shortened slide. There was also a sub-configuration of this limited run called the ‘Special Forces Light’ that
features a hard chrome plated slide, with an estimated production total of just 75 to include this example. While
the use of a chromed slide Bren Ten by Don Johnson in Miami Vice is what put the Bren Ten on the map, most
examples of chromed slides are the result of custom work, with the Special Forces Light being the only known version
to leave the factory with this desirable feature. Features fixed white-dot blade front and adjustable white-dot notch rear sights, hard chrome plated slide, slide catch,
and thumb safety, a “S” and “F” marked push-button safety in the slide under the rear sight, along with a polished finish on the sides of the frame contrasted with a
matte finish on the ventral lines. The left of the slide is marked with “BREN TEN” and “SPECIAL FORCES”, with the caliber and repeated model marking on the right side.
The frame bears the serial number and “Jeff Cooper Raven” on the left side, with the Dornaus & Dixon Ent. Inc. address and “PAT. PEND.” marked on the right. Fitted with a
pair of textured black polymer grips with the distinct “circled hourglass” Bren Ten logos.
CONDITION: Excellent, with bright and matte finish on the frame along with 99% original hard chrome plating retained on the slide, slide catch, and thumb safety, with some
minor cycling wear, dried grease in protected areas, and some minor handling marks. The grips are also excellent with limited minor handling marks. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 8,000 - 13,000