EXTREMELY RARE ROTH-KRNKA DEVELOPMENTAL M1897, SN 61.

SN 61. Cal. 8mm. Only a handful of Krnkas are known in the collecting community. An exceedingly scarce pistol, it has been variously termed Krnka, Roth-Krnka, and most recently Roth-Theodorovich. The most commonly encountered reference is used in this description. Virtually all are different as the developers strove to construct a more reliable and easier to manufacture pistol. Fixed front and rear sight. The top of the rib is marked with an encircled GR monogram and the word “PATENT”. The serial number is over the chamber. The gun is blued except the bolt, bolt release, hammer and trigger. Coarsely checkered bordered grips. At the base of the frame is a lanyard ring. Pistol #8 was presented and evaluated by the Austrian military in 1897. This example, a slightly later development, has a fluted 6.5″ bbl that extends 1.5″ beyond the barrel shroud. Takedown is accomplished via a rotating lever mounted in front of the frame, releasing the sideplate to access the lockwork. This example is mechanically identical to the November 1898 Swiss trials gun which was SN 59. PROVENANCE: Ex-Visser Collection; Pictured in the German text “Vom Ursprung der Selbsteldepistole”; Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: 60-70% of original blue with most of the fading over the chamber and sideplate. Sideplate with thinning of front and back straps. The small parts have been lightly cleaned but all edges are sharp including the serrations at the back of the bolt stop and the checkering over the hammer. Orig well-fitting grips with minimal blunting of checkering and negligible losses. Missing segment of lanyard ring. Bright bore with sharp rifling. Perfect mechanics. An extraordinary gun, suitable for the most advanced collection. 4-52455 LMA4 (20,000-30,000) – Lot 1298

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1298	$28,750.00	Revised: 9/15/2014 Estimate should be $25,000-$30,000. EXTREMELY RARE ROTH-KRNKA DEVELOPMENTAL M1897, SN 61. SN 61. Cal. 8mm. Only a handful of Krnkas are known in the collecting community. An exceedingly scarce pistol, it has been variously termed Krnka, Roth-Krnka, and most recently Roth-Theodorovich. The most commonly encountered reference is used in this description. Virtually all are different as the developers strove to construct a more reliable and easier to manufacture pistol. Fixed front and rear sight. The top of the rib is marked with an encircled GR monogram and the word “PATENT”. The serial number is over the chamber. The gun is blued except the bolt, bolt release, hammer and trigger. Coarsely checkered bordered grips. At the base of the frame is a lanyard ring. Pistol #8 was presented and evaluated by the Austrian military in 1897. This example, a slightly later development, has a fluted 6.5″ bbl that extends 1.5″ beyond the barrel shroud. Takedown is accomplished via a rotating lever mounted in front of the frame, releasing the sideplate to access the lockwork. This example is mechanically identical to the November 1898 Swiss trials gun which was SN 59. PROVENANCE: Ex-Visser Collection; Pictured in the German text “Vom Ursprung der Selbsteldepistole”; Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: 60-70% of original blue with most of the fading over the chamber and sideplate. Sideplate with thinning of front and back straps. The small parts have been lightly cleaned but all edges are sharp including the serrations at the back of the bolt stop and the checkering over the hammer. Orig well-fitting grips with minimal blunting of checkering and negligible losses. Missing segment of lanyard ring. Bright bore with sharp rifling. Perfect mechanics. An extraordinary gun, suitable for the most advanced collection. 4-52455 LMA4 (20,000-30,000) – Lot 1298 Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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EXTREMELY RARE ROTH-KRNKA DEVELOPMENTAL M1897, SN 61.