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LOT 3336
Very Scarce World War I Era German Dreyse Model 1910 Large Frame Semi-Automatic Pistol in 9mm Parabellum - Serial no. 3024, 9 mm Luger cal., 5 inch round
bbl., bright finish, plastic grips. Manufactured between 1912-1915, with a limited amount of surviving examples left today. Designed by Louis Schmeisser, better known
for his design of the Bergmann machine gun, the Dreyse Model 1910 is a blowback operated semi-automatic pistol chambered in 9x19mm, built with intent for use by
the German military and police. It shares some visual and operational similarities to the more common smaller Dreyse Model 1907 pistol chambered in 7.65mm auto that
preceded it, although it charges differently. For chambering of the first round, the charging handle is operated by lifting upwards, gripping the serrations at the rear, prior to pulling backwards, then pushing forward against spring pressure before closing it back downwards where it clicks into place ready for firing in semi-automatic. Matching full and partial serial numbers marked on the frame, receiver, bolt, charging handle, various components, top lip of the base of the magazine and faintly handwritten underneath the grips. “Crown/N” German commercial proofs on the left
LOT 3337
Fabrique Nationale Model 1903 Semi-Automatic Pistol with
Very Scarce Shoulder/Holster Stock - Serial no. 40414, 9 mm
Browning Long cal., 5 inch round bbl., blue finish, hard rubber
grips. Developed in 1902 and also known as the “War Model”, the
1903 was a John Browning design that found military and police buyers, both contract
and private purchase, across much of Europe, seeing active use into the 1940s and even during
a brief window in the 1980s as a Swedish stopgap between the emergency retirement of the
Lahti pistol and the acceptance of the Glock. As was the style of the time, a shoulder stock was optional, though with a novel mounting method; two rail slots are cut into the bottom of the grip frame, and the
stock slides onto the bottom, acting as an extended magazine well for the long magazine. The magazine serves as a reinforcement for the stock, giving a significantly more rigid mounting than many other stocked pistols. Blade and notch sights, with the two line FN address and Browning patent marks on the left of the slide, Belgian proofs on the slide, barrel and frame, and a pair of checkered FN-marked grips, properly factory shortened to accommodate the stock rails. The underside of the slide is numbered to match the frame. “SOM” stamped on the rear of the frame. The interior of the wooden shoulder/holster stock is cut to accommodate the pistol, the included extra standard length magazine (both normal and extended will fit) and the included cleaning rod, and the attaching iron is numbered “2769”.
CONDITION: Very fine, retains 75% plus original blue finish with light finish wear at the edges and muzzle, with sharp markings in the metal overall. Grips are fine with some light wear and handling marks. Mechanically excellent. The holster stock is very fine with some scattered light dents and scratches, and 90% original blue finish on the iron.
Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000
LOT 3338
Excellent Mauser Model 1896 Broomhandle
Semi-Automatic Pistol with Matching Numbered Shoulder Stock Rig - Serial
no. 51071, 7.63 mm Mauser auto cal., 5 1/2 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut grips.
Manufactured circa 1905, this is an excellent example of an early small ring commercial
Mauser Model 1896 Broomhandle pistol. Blade front and thousand-meter tangent rear
sights, with the “crown/crown/U” proof on the left of the chamber, and “WAFFENFABRIK/
MAUSER/OBERNDORF a/N” on top. All visible serial numbers are matching minus the grip
panels numbered “664” on the underside. Includes a walnut holster/shoulder stock marked with matching number
“071” on the mounting iron, and “F. FRANEK/D.BERKOVICE” marked leather stock suspension harness.
CONDITION: Excellent, retains 95% plus original blue finish with some light wear on the back strap from stock mounting,
very light edge wear, a few areas of light freckling, 75% plus original niter blue finish on small parts and 40% plus
original straw finish on the trigger. Grips are excellent with crisp serrations and minimal handling evidence. Mechanically excellent. Included shoulder stock is excellent, with a crack around the rear button, 85% original blue finish on the left plate, and smooth gray patina on the mounting iron. Leather suspension rig is very fine.
Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000
LOT 3339
Mauser Model 1896 Flatside Large Ring
Broomhandle Semi-Automatic Pistol with Shoulder Stock - Serial no. 23499, 7.63
mm Mauser auto cal., 5 1/2 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut grips. Manufactured circa
1900, this is an early pattern “large ring flat side” Broomhandle pistol. Blade front and
thousand-meter tangent rear sights, with the “crown/crown/U” proof on the left side of
the chamber, “antler” style proof on the right, and “WAFFENFABRIK/MAUSER/OBERNDORF
a/N” on top. The hammer is the early “large ring” configuration, with a matching early
safety and the flat-sided frame. All visible serial numbers are matching including the underside of both grip panels. Includes a walnut shoulder stock marked with matching number “23499” on the mounting iron.
CONDITION: Very fine, retains 85% original blue finish, 85% plus restored niter blue finish on small parts, 40% plus straw finish on the trigger, and sharp reapplied markings in the metal. Grips are also very fine as professionally refinished, with some light handling marks. Mechanically excellent. Included shoulder stock is very fine as professionally renumbered to match the pistol, with some light handling marks and 85% plus restored niter blue finish on the attaching iron and hinge. Estimate: 2,750 - 4,250
of the frame, barrel housing and charging assembly. “Rheinische
Metallwaaren-& Maschirenfabrik/AET. SOMMERDA.” manufacturer markings on the left of the receiver and “DREYSE” on the right above the ejection port. CONDITION: Very good, exhibiting bright metal surfaces, with a few small patches of light pitting and some light wear to the manufacturer stampings on the frame. Grips are fine with some light handling marks. The charging handle requires manual assistance and force for closing, otherwise functions mechanically fine. Estimate: 4,500 - 7,000
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