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LOT 1440
World War I DWM 1918 Dated Artillery Luger Semi-
Automatic Pistol - Serial no. 2368A, 9 mm cal., 8 inch
round bbl., blue finish, hardwood grips. Fine adjustable
slightly modified blade front and later pattern tangent rear
sights, with the chamber dated “1918” and the toggle marked
“DWM”. The right side of the barrel extension bears the three “crown/gothic
letter” proofs, with the Imperial eagle firing proof on the extension, barrel and
breechblock. Visible numbers are matching, including on the rear sight components
and on the wood base of the nickel finished magazine. The grip panels are not factory numbered, but show some hand-scratched markings and an “EWB” stamp on the inside
of the left panel, in the style of the Bavarian “Einwohnerwehr”, a right-wing paramilitary organization active in the early Weimar era. Shut down in 1921, many of its members would join other organizations, which in turn would be rolled up into the National Socialist German Worker’s Party, including men like Ernst Roehm.
CONDITION: Very fine, with 80% of the original blue finish, showing areas of brown patina, bright
LOT 1438
DWM Model 1906 Second Issue Navy Luger Semi-
Automatic Pistol - Serial no. 2563B, 9 mm cal., 6 inch
round bbl., blue finish, hardwood grips. Blade front and two
position notch rear sights, with the standardized “GESICHERT”
marking on the upper safety position, blank chamber and “DWM”
marked toggle. “Crown” proofs are present on the left side of the barrel,
receiver and breech block, and “crown/M” stamps are present once on the underside of the barrel, twice on the left side of the receiver, and on the wood magazine base. The magazine is mixed numbered and the grips are unnumbered, with all other visible numbers matching.
CONDITION: Fine, with 70% of the original blue finish, showing numerous patches of mild pitting on the barrel and frame rails, areas of brown and gray patina, edge wear and handling marks. 50% of the refurbished straw colors are present, with the remainder fading to gray and showing spotting. The grips are good, with some flat spots, dents and minor chipping around the magazine catch, and the
magazine base is cracked.
Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Art
Buchanan Collection.
Estimate: 3,000 - 4,500
LOT 1439
Unique 1911 Dated
Erfurt Luger Model 1908 Military Semi-Automatic
Pistol, Serial Number “9” - Serial no. 9, 9 mm cal., 4
inch round bbl., in-the-white finish, hardwood grips. This
is a very unique example of an Erfurt Model 1908 military
pistol that was made as a prototype or test pistol. Blade front
and notch rear sights, in-the-white unfinished metal, with the
“crown/ERFURT” marking on the front toggle link. The letter “A” is stamped on
multiple components. In numbering, several components are numbered “9”, with
the barrel numbered with a larger “9” stamp, “61” on the trigger, and “97” on the
breech block. The frame has been retrofitted for a hold-open device, with a small proof
stamp near the pin, and the sear bar shows the later style profile that permits cycling the breech with the safety engaged. Traditional inspection marks are limited, with “crown/B” and “crown/U” proofs on the left and right side, respectively, of the breech block. Fitted with a set of checkered grips and a nickel finished magazine with an unmarked hardwood base. CONDITION: Very good, with a mixed gray patina overall, showing mild spotting and handling marks. The muzzle has a rough, unfinished in-the-white appearance, and some components (like the toggle links) show evidence of a serial number being removed. The grips are
very good, with minor chipping near the screws and safety, along with some mild dings. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 2,500 - 4,000
edge wear and mild handling marks. 50% of the straw colors are present, with a strong niter blue on the sear spring. The grips are fine,
with some smoothing of the
checkering on the right rear
panel, minor dings and scuffs. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 2,250 - 3,500
LOT 1441
DWM 1918 Dated Weimar Police Rework Luger Semi-Automatic Pistol Rig with Two Matching Magazines and Holster
- Serial no. 6555D, 9
mm cal., 4 inch round bbl., blue
finish, hardwood grips. Originally
manufactured in 1918 as a military-
issue Luger, this pistol was subjected
to a post-war overhaul, that included
the installation of a sear safety; it
has not been cut for a magazine
well safety. Marked “1918” on the
chamber and “DWM” on the toggle.
The extension has three “crown/gothic
letter” proofs and an Imperial firing
proof, which is also repeated on
the barrel and breechblock. External
numbers match. Both magazines are
nickel finished with alloy bases, one
marked “6555/1” and the other
“6555/2” (suffixes absent from
both). Also included with the
lot is a black leather flap holster
marked “ROBERT LARSEN/
BERLIN/1933” and a
takedown tool.
CONDITION: Very fine, with
85% of the arsenal refurbished
blue finish, showing the start
of a brown patina on the gripstraps, edge wear, and mild handling marks. Some of the components are arsenal restamped to match, and the straw components show a dull or dark tone. The grips are fine, with some dings and flat spots, and the holster is very good with some scuffs and scratches overall and a few areas of broken stitching. Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Paul Crockett Jr. Collection.
Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000
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