Page 326 - 4095-BOOK3

324
LOT 3440
First Production Danish Haerens Rustkammer Arsenal Model
1910/21 Bergmann Patent Semi-Automatic Pistol, Serial Number “1”
- Serial no. 1, 9 mm cal., 4 inch solid rib bbl., blue/bright finish, walnut grips.
Manufactured c. 1924, as the first of approximately 1,904 Bergmann-Bayard
Model 1910/21 semi-automatic pistols produced domestically for the Danish
military by the Royal Danish Haerens Rustkammer Arsenal in Copenhagen
under license from the Belgian Pieper firm. Features fixed blade front and
notch rear sights, “crown” proof on the underside of the barrel, manufacturer
marking and model designation marked on the right side of the extension,
and the single-digit serial number “1” marked on the underside of the frame ahead of the magazine well. Fitted with a pair of
smooth oiled walnut grips and an un-numbered blued magazine with concentric circles on the sides.
CONDITION: Fine, retaining 40% original blue finish with scattered mild edge wear, silvering on the barrel and grip straps, some
scattered minor patches of visible spotting/freckling, and scattered light scratches and handling marks. The grips are very fine
with a few light compression marks. Mechanically excellent. The very first of the Danish Haerens Rustkammer Arsenal Model
1910/21 Bergmann patent pistols!
Provenance: The Collection of Clive Cussler.
Estimate: 5,000 - 7,500
LOT 3439
Very Scarce Haeussler Patent Adlerwaffenwerke Semi-Automatic
Pistol - Serial no. 1256, 8 mm cal., 3 1/2 inch round bbl., blue finish,
synthetic grips. Developed around 1915, the Haeussler pistol is a straight
blowback semi-automatic using a proprietary 7.25mm cartridge and
a hinged dust cover assembly for easy field stripping and cleaning.
Mechanically, the pistol shows a strong resemblance to the work of Hugo
Borchardt and Georg Luger, especially in the sear and striker assembly, the overall
shape of the frame, and the grip angle. Blade front and notch rear sights, with a tapered barrel, safety switch on the left side of the
frame, and “PATENT HAEUSSLER/ADLERWAFFENWERKE/ENGELBRECHT & WOLFF” on the right side. With a pair of checkered grips with
imprinted eagle designs, and a straw finished trigger. Matching numbers are present on the frame, dust cover, and barrel, with a faint
but possibly matching partial number on the bolt.
CONDITION: Very good, with 75% of the original blue finish, showing a gray patina on the barrel and gripstraps, dings concentrated around the
front sight, shallow pitting around the magazine well and the rear of the frame, and mild handling marks. The grips are fair, with hairline cracks
and mild scuffing. The safety is out of order, otherwise mechanically functions.
Provenance: The Collection of Clive Cussler.
Estimate: 6,500 - 9,500
Serial
Number 1