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LOT 377
Unique “Ub”
Mauser Luger Semi-
Automatic Pistol -
Serial no. 0218, 9 mm
cal., 4 inch round bbl., blue finish, hardwood grips.
Known by the “Ub” (Ubung, test) stamp added to the
chamber region, Mauser put together a number of Luger
pistols from available parts to act as test pieces for various
purposes. Some are reported as having been used to test
ammo, or cut away for demonstration purposes, to more extreme
variations like one reportedly seen with a gas port cut into the barrel. As they
were only put together to meet a limited need very few were prepared, and only
a small number are believed to have made it to the States, with Still’s book “Third
Reich Lugers and their Accessories” noting only six known examples, with this pistol
called out by number and markings. Fixed sights, with the “Ub” stamp over a “1939”
date on the receiver, “S/42” code toggle link, and “A” struck on top of the “42” marked barrel. The frame is numbered “0218”, the receiver “1916”, toggle components (sans firing pin) numbered “11” and mixed or absent numbers on the other components. The left grip panel has been branded “Ub/A”, with white paint fill.
CONDITION: Very good, with varying levels of blue on the individual components, with the frame and toggle assembly having
mostly turned a mixed gray, a blue
and brown tone to the receiver
and side plate, and a deeper blue
to the barrel, with mild spotting
and handling marks overall.
Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 3,000 - 4,500
LOT 378
Excellent World
War II Mauser “byf”
Code, “42” Date P.08 Luger
Semi-Automatic Pistol Rig
with Holster and Extra
Magazine - Serial no. 3471G,
9 mm cal., 4 inch round bbl.,
blue finish, hardwood grips.
Blade front and notch rear
sights, “42” date on the chamber
and “byf” factory code on the
front toggle link. “Eagle” firing
proofs are present on the barrel,
breechblock and extension, and
the barrel and extension are also
stamped with “eagle/135” proofs.
The frame is stamped “P.08” on the
left. The checkered wood grips have
been renumbered to match (the
original numbers X’d out) and the
blue finished alloy base magazines
are mixed numbered, otherwise the
pistol is matching numbered overall.
Includes a black leather holster marked
“bml/41” and “WaA918” on the rear, an
extra magazine and a takedown tool.
CONDITION: Fine, with 70% of the original blue, showing areas of cold blue touch up mixed with brown and gray patina, bright edge wear, and mild handling marks and spotting. The very fine grips are a bit oversized, with dings and flat spots concentrated on the left side. The holster is very good, with some cracks and scuffs. Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Paul Crockett Jr. Collection.
Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000
LOT 379
Mauser Banner “41”
Dated Commercial
Luger Semi-Automatic
Pistol - Serial no. 878Y, 9 mm cal., 4 inch round
bbl., blue finish, hardwood grips. Produced concurrently
with Mauser’s “eagle/L” Police Lugers, only 625 Mauser
Banner Luger pistols were made for commercial sale in 1941
with the remainder of the factory production capacity tied up
on Wehrmacht/government contracts. Blade and notch sights,
with “41” on top of the chamber, the Mauser Banner on the front toggle
link and “eagle/N” commercial proofs on the receiver and breechblock. The barrel is unnumbered, with an “eagle/355” military proof on the upper left side, the magazine is numbered “899” and “2” (indicating a spare magazine from a Police Luger rig), the right grip panel “22”, the left “Z”, otherwise the numbers are matching. Finish is full blue, with checkered grips and a blue finished magazine with alloy base.
CONDITION: Very fine, with 75% plus of the original blue finish, showing areas of brown and gray patina on the front strap, trigger guard, side plate and frame, bright edge wear, light handling marks and a small
amount of spotting. The
grips are very good, with a few dings on the sharp checkering. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 1,600 - 2,500
LOT 380
Mauser “G” Date, “S/42” Code Luger Semi- Automatic Pistol Rig with Capture Paper
- Serial no. 537b, 9 mm cal., 4 inch round bbl., blue finish, hardwood
grips. Manufactured by Mauser in
1935; while the Germans were still paying lip service to the Treaty of Versailles, 1935 was the second year of renewed Luger production, as the Nazis already had designs on Lebensraum
in Eastern Europe and payback against
the French. Fixed sights, with the “G” date
mark on the chamber, “S/42” on the front toggle link, “W|154” and “S|92” proofs on the chamber, and “drop wing eagle” firing proofs on the extension, barrel and breechblock. Straw colored small parts, niter blue springs, pins and screws, checkered grips and a nickel magazine with aluminum base. Numbers are matching overall, including on the grip panels; the primary magazine is renumbered to match.
ncluded with the lot is a 1937 dated brown eather Genschow & Co flap holster and an extra
magazine. An included 1945 dated capture
certificate identified this pistol (sans suffix) as
the property of a C.M. Mooningham, signed off by the commander of Company A of the 717th Railway Operations Battalion. Responsible for all military rail operations in a given area, each ROB was supported by a commercial rail firm, with the 717th connected to the Pennsylvania Railroad, and while an exact unit history is unavailable the 717th was activated in 1943, and believed to have operated in Belgium and France as the U.S. Army advanced into Europe. Mooningham has not been positively identified.
CONDITION: Very fine, with 80% of the original blue, showing areas of brown and gray patina, with some cold blue touch-up on the grip straps, bright edge wear, and minor handling marks and spotting overall. 70% of the original straw colors remain. The grips are also very fine, with some dings on the otherwise crisp checkering. The holster is very good, with mild scuffing and cracking. Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Art Buchanan Collection.
Estimate: 1,800 - 2,750
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