*RARE MAUSER MODEL 1896 LARGE RING BROOMHANDLE SEMI-AUTO PISTOL WITH “V,L & D” MARKING.

*RARE MAUSER MODEL 1896 LARGE RING BROOMHANDLE SEMI-AUTO PISTOL WITH “V,L & D” MARKING. SN 34241. Cal. 30 Mauser. Blue finish with 5-1/2″ tapered rnd bbl, commercial barleycorn front sight with bead and 1,000 meter rear sight. Mounted with checkered hard rubber grips that are matching numbered to this pistol. Left side of frame, in the relief panel is marked “VON LENGERKE / & DETMOLD / NEW-YORK”. Right side of frame has standard Mauser markings. Hammer is large ring variety with knurled round spur. Butt of grip has a lanyard stud, missing the ring. Accompanied by a reproduction wood stock with orig matching iron. Also accompanied by a packet of papers from Griffin & Howe with orig early 20th century advertisements for Mauser Broomhandles and other German automatic pistols. They also give disassembly & reassembly directions as well as loading & unloading instructions for Broomhandle pistols. Another paper gives the history of Abercrombie & Fitch and Von Lengerke & Detmold. Mr. Von Lengerke’s brother, Oswald, opened his own sporting goods store in Chicago with Charles Antoine. By 1930 James S. Cobb who had been the principle owner of Abercrombie & Fitch also acquired VL&D, VL&A and Griffin & Howe and expanded, opening stores nationwide. The company filed for bankruptcy in 1976 and closed in 1977 with Griffin & Howe purchased and continued operating under private ownership. There are two letters on Griffin & Howe letterhead which identifies this pistol from Griffin & Howe records as having been received by VL&D on May 1, 1902 in a group of 25 C96 pistols. It was eventually sold on Jan. 14, 1904 to a cash customer. The price in 1903 with the wooden stock was $25.00. Additionally accompanying are copies of pp. 341, 346 & 351 of the VL&D record books which list this pistol on p. 351 with the above information. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including grips & stock. Overall retains about 95-96% strong orig factory blue with some minor holster wear around front of magazine well and left rear side of frame with some thinning just above the grip on the right side; extractor, sight slide, firing pin retainer & safety retain most of their orig. bright fire blue with wear on extractor & safety; trigger retains about 75% orig straw color; grips are sound showing moderate to heavy wear. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with fine pin prick pitting; stock is sound with orig iron having been cleaned to bare metal. This is a very unusual, documented Broomhandle. 4-45837 JR234 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

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
	1069	$4,025.00	RARE MAUSER MODEL 1896 LARGE RING BROOMHANDLE SEMI-AUTO PISTOL WITH “V,L & D” MARKING. SN 34241. Cal. 30 Mauser. Blue finish with 5-1/2″ tapered rnd bbl, commercial barleycorn front sight with bead and 1,000 meter rear sight. Mounted with checkered hard rubber grips that are matching numbered to this pistol. Left side of frame, in the relief panel is marked “VON LENGERKE / & DETMOLD / NEW-YORK”. Right side of frame has standard Mauser markings. Hammer is large ring variety with knurled round spur. Butt of grip has a lanyard stud, missing the ring. Accompanied by a reproduction wood stock with orig matching iron. Also accompanied by a packet of papers from Griffin & Howe with orig early 20th century advertisements for Mauser Broomhandles and other German automatic pistols. They also give disassembly & reassembly directions as well as loading & unloading instructions for Broomhandle pistols. Another paper gives the history of Abercrombie & Fitch and Von Lengerke & Detmold. Mr. Von Lengerke’s brother, Oswald, opened his own sporting goods store in Chicago with Charles Antoine. By 1930 James S. Cobb who had been the principle owner of Abercrombie & Fitch also acquired VL&D, VL&A and Griffin & Howe and expanded, opening stores nationwide. The company filed for bankruptcy in 1976 and closed in 1977 with Griffin & Howe purchased and continued operating under private ownership. There are two letters on Griffin & Howe letterhead which identifies this pistol from Griffin & Howe records as having been received by VL&D on May 1, 1902 in a group of 25 C96 pistols. It was eventually sold on Jan. 14, 1904 to a cash customer. The price in 1903 with the wooden stock was $25.00. Additionally accompanying are copies of pp. 341, 346 & 351 of the VL&D record books which list this pistol on p. 351 with the above information. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including grips & stock. Overall retains about 95-96% strong orig factory blue with some minor holster wear around front of magazine well and left rear side of frame with some thinning just above the grip on the right side; extractor, sight slide, firing pin retainer & safety retain most of their orig. bright fire blue with wear on extractor & safety; trigger retains about 75% orig straw color; grips are sound showing moderate to heavy wear. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with fine pin prick pitting; stock is sound with orig iron having been cleaned to bare metal. This is a very unusual, documented Broomhandle. 4-45837 JR234 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 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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