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1245
$5,750.00

*◊ EXTRAORDINARILY RARE, PROBABLY ONE OF A KIND, WALTHER PP/PPK SALESMAN’S SAMPLE DEMONSTRATION KIT.

SN 500005. Fantastic kit contained in a brown leather attache case bearing remains of shipping labels mentioning Puerto Rica as one destination. Kit is housed in two blue velvet covered removable trays and the case base which contain rough forgings to finished parts of every major piece of complete pistols. Top tray includes an extraordinarily rare Lucite model PP pistol which exposes the entire internal workings, including cut-away chamber. Also included is a complete barreled caliber 22 frame, 4 magazines and magazine bodies, triggers, firing pins, trigger guards, and other parts, along with a twisted wire handled cleaning brush. A cleaning rod is missing, as is one firing pin. Bottom tray contains 4 frames in various stages of completion, including 3 rare alloy frames and 1 steel one. The completed alloy frame is serialized and import marked. Also included is a slide forged blank with one rough machined PPK slide and a complete finished PPK slide. There are also 4 completed or partially completed bbls, 2 bbl blanks, a cut-away bbl showing the rifling, and a recoil spring. One small part is missing from the center of the bottom tray. This set may be the only such example in existence. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: All parts seem to be in high orig condition with two of the mag bodies showing some light wear and some light discoloration on some of the unfinished steel parts. Lucite pistol has a couple of small cracks around the muzzle, otherwise is sound and functional. Attache case shows nicks and scratches and moderate soil. Blue velvet covering is lightly soiled. 4-53304 JR214 (5,000-8,000) – Lot 1245


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014
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