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LOT 3342
DWM Model 1906 American Eagle Commercial
Luger Semi-Automatic Pistol with Holster
- Serial no. 55078, 7.65 mm Luger Auto cal., 4
3/4 inch round bbl., blue finish. Manufactured
with an eye for the perpetually arms-hungry
American market, the 1906 Luger was state of the
art European military firepower in an eye pleasing
package showing all the fit and finish one would
expect of German craftsmanship. This particular
Luger bears the “GERMANY” import mark on the
front of the frame, with “LOADED” on the left side
of the extractor and a bright polished lower safety
position. Fixed sights, with the “American Eagle” on
the chamber, the “DWM” monogram on the toggle, “crown/N” commercial proofs on the appropriate parts
and matching numbers overall (grips and magazine
blank). Finish is a high polish blue overall with straw colored controls, bright safety bar, and niter blue pins and screws. Included with the pistol is an unmarked brown leather flap holster and an extra magazine.
CONDITION: Fine, with 75% of the original blue finish, showing gray and brown patina concentrated along the high edges, minor spotting and light handling marks. 60% of the refurbished straw colors are present, strongest and brightest on the ejector and the right side of the magazine catch and takedown latch. The grips are very good, with a chip absent from the left panel near the safety and mild dents. The holster is very good, with
mild scuffing and some lost stitching. Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Paul Crockett Jr. Collection.
Estimate: 1,600 - 2,500
LOT 3344
DWM 1920
Commercial
“Artillery” Style Luger Semi-Automatic Pistol - Serial no. 6365L,
9 mm cal., 8 inch round bbl., blue finish, hardwood grips. This is
a unique example of a long barrel DWM Model 1920 Commercial
Luger semi-auto pistol that was assembled by the Germans in the years
following World War I. Blade front, notch rear and tangent mid sights, with a blank chamber, “crown/N” marked receiver and breechblock, and “DWM” marked front toggle link. The long barrel is unmarked save for the witness mark on the underside; two such marks are present on the underside of the receiver. The grips and magazine base are unnumbered, with the other components numbered in the “commercial” pattern. CONDITION: Excellent as refinished, with 95% of the original blue, 80% of the original straw colors showing some areas of brown patina, scattered spotting, bright edge wear and light handling marks overall, with some light
pitting on the right side of the frame.
The grips are excellent, with some light
dings on the otherwise crisp checkering.
Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Art Buchanan
Collection.
Estimate: 2,250 - 3,500
DWM Model 1908 Navy Luger Semi- Automatic Pistol with Matching Magazine and Stock Rig - Serial no. 4101, 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, “1917” 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. “1917” is repeated on the left side of the frame and the front sight base, and a Simpson Limited import mark is present on the underside of the triggerguard. The firing pin is mixed numbered and the replacement grips are unnumbered, the middle toggle link is renumbered to match, with all other visible numbers matching, including the renumbered to match magazine base. Fitted with straw finished small parts, checkered grips, and a nickel-finished magazine with concentric circles on the hardwood base. Included with the lot is a Naval-pattern board stock with resetamped “crown/M” stamped into the wood, “II TD/1263” on a disc, and “3744” on the iron, black leather holster, reproduction shoulder strap, takedown tool and a wood handled cleaning rod. CONDITION: Fine, with 80% blue overall, showing areas of brown patina, cold blue touch up, bright edge wear, minor handling marks and some light spotting. Most of the refurbished straw color is present on the small parts, with some minor dings on the otherwise crisp grip checkering. The holster is fine and shows some mild cracking and scuffing, with some dings and signs of sanding on the refinished stock. Mechanically excellent. Provenance: The Art Buchanan Collection. Estimate: 3,000 - 4,500
LOT 3345
LOT 3343
DWM 1902 Luger Semi-Automatic Carbine with Shoulder Stock - Serial no. 21851, 7.65
mm Luger Auto cal., 11 3/4 inch round bbl., blue finish, hardwood grips. The DWM Luger Carbine was intended as
a substitute for the light hunting rifles then available on the market, being highly compact when disassembled and light and
easy to maneuver when together. Reportedly, Kaiser Wilhelm II favored the Luger Carbine for European medium-sized game,
the compact weapon being easier to manage with the handicap of his weakened left arm. Ramp blade front and sliding rear sight graduated from 100 to 300 meters, with the early pattern recessed bolt and dished toggle knobs with toggle lock mechanism and
“DWM” front toggle link. The small parts are finished in fine straw or niter blue colors, with a checkered Schnabel-tip forearm, nickel finished magazine with wood base, and a detachable stock with blued mounting iron, checkered wrist and serrated horn buttplate. The magazine is unnumbered, and the toggle assembly is numbered “990” and “90”, but the other components are matching in a “commercial” numbering pattern, including the forearm wood, forearm mounting iron, the grip panels and the stock iron.
CONDITION: Very good as assembled (see above). Strong blue finish is present in the protected areas, like the underside of the barrel, with most of the exposed surface having a mixed artificial brown patina with scattered shallow pitting, edge wear and handling marks. The forearm and grips are good, with mild dents and flat spots, and the fine reoiled stock shows attractive grain and crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Art Buchanan Collection.
204 Estimate: 3,500 - 5,500