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*EXTRAORDINARY MAUSER RED-9 BROOMHANDLE WITH HOLSTER/STOCK. SN 18270. Cal. 9mm. Usual configuration with 5-1/2″ tapered rnd bbl, integral barleycorn front sight & 500 meter rear sight. It has the small ring hammer with 29-groove wood grips that are branded with a large “9” on each side that are filled with red paint and has a lanyard stud & ring in the butt. Accompanied by its orig matching numbered walnut holster/shoulder stock and an orig brown leather harness marked on back with a “NURNBERG” address and date “1917”. Front edge of harness is mounted with pockets containing an orig steel & wood cleaning rod and the front has a pocket containing an orig spare magazine spring. While Red-9 Broomhandles are not uncommon, they are rarely ever found with matching numbered holster/stocks and usually are heavily used & worn. To find an unused & virtually complete rig, although with earlier harness, is still a very rare occurrence. Most saw heavy use during WWII and with various militaries & factions post-WWII. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine, all matching including stock. Overall appears to be unfired retaining virtually all of its crisp orig factory finish to both metal & wood. Blue is strong & bright with brilliant fire blue on extractor, trigger & safety. Fire blue on sight slide is somewhat faded. Grips are crisp and retain about all of their orig oil finish & red paint. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, appears to be unfired. Holster/stock is equally new with no discernible flaws. Harness has a slightly crackled surface on bottom socket with magazine spring pocket flap flexed & showing slight losses. Altogether a rare find of a virtually unfired Red-9 Broomhandle. 4-36471 JR107 (7,500-10,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009
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