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LOT 1429
DWM Model 1906 Luger Semi-Automatic Pistol with Rare French Merchant Marks -
Serial no. 48056, 7.65 mm Luger Auto cal., 4 5/8 inch round bbl., blue finish, hardwood grips. Manufactured for commercial sale, this DWM Model 1906 Luger pistol is marked “Manufacture Francaise d’Armes & Cycles de Saint-Etienne” on top of the barrel; this firm (sometimes shortened as “St. Etienne” or
“Manufrance”) was a major French mail order retailer, including of imported handguns. Fixed sights, with “crown/
letter (B, U, and G)” proofs on the appropriate parts, a blank chamber top, the aforementioned barrel legend
and “DWM” on the front toggle link. The magazine base is unnumbered, otherwise all parts are matching.
CONDITION: Fine, with 75% plus original blue finish, showing areas of brown mild spotting, edge wear and handling marks. 50% of the original straw colors
remain. The grips are fine, with a mended chip on the left side near the safety switch and mild dents and stains overall. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 5,000 - 7,500
patina,
AS PICTURED AND DESCRIBED IN THE BOOK THIRD REICH LUGERS BY STILL
LOT 1430
Documented 1940 Dated “Mauser Banner”
Swedish Commercial Contract Luger Semi-Automatic
Pistol in Scarce 7.65 mm Luger Auto Chambering with Holster and Extra Magazine, as Published in Third
Reich Lugers by Jan Still - Serial no.
7614W, 7.65 mm Luger Auto cal., 3 3/4 inch round
bbl., blue finish, hardwood grips. Manufactured in relatively limited quantities, a number of Mauser
pistols were shipped to Sweden for commercial sale in
Stockholm during World War II. Having maintained a policy of armed
neutrality through the 1930s and into the war, Sweden was open for
business, and the arms trade was one of those businesses. This pistol can be seen on pages 240 and 241 of the book
“Third Reich Lugers” by Jan Still, where it is used as the exemplar for the Swedish Mauser Commercial Luger, and noted
as having been exported to the U.S. from Sweden with the inlaid disk already present on the grip panel. Blade and notch
sights, with a “1940” dated chamber, the “Mauser Banner” logo on the front toggle link, and the “Kal. 7,65” caliber marking
on the left side of the barrel. A set of “eagle/N” commercial proofs are present, along with an externally matching set of
“military pattern” serial numbers, including one of the included magazines (other magazine mixed). Fitted with a set of
straw finished small parts, checkered hardwood grips with a disk inlaid into the left panel engraved “BB” and dated “19
2/9 42”, and two blued magazines with alloy bases. Also included are a brown leather Albrecht Kind flap holster and an unmarked takedown tool, both of which appear to be the accessories featured with the pistol in Still’s book.
CONDITION: Excellent, with 90% plus original blue finish, showing the start of a brown patina on the backstrap, minor handing marks and a small amount of spotting. The small parts show 90% of the bright original straw finish, and the very fine grips have some minor dings and flat spots on the sharp checkering. The holster is very fine, with some light scuffs. Mechanically excellent. Provenance: The Paul Crockett Jr. Collection.
Estimate: 4,500 - 7,000
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