*EXCEPTIONAL CASED MODEL 1902 DWM LUGER CARBINE OF SIR J. BUCHANAN-JARDINE.

SN 21646. Cal. .30 Luger. Usual configuration with 11-13/16″ tapered rnd bbl, ramp front sight & 4-position rear sight graduated 1, 2, & 3 with a half point stop between 2 & 3. Frame is long style with grip safety & flat bolt, dished toggles & unmarked extractor. Area under the safety, when in the up position, is polished bright. Small parts are straw colored. Mounted with full checkered walnut grips, a checkered schnable-tip forearm with sling swivel, all matching numbered to this pistol. Accompanied by one orig wood base magazine that has a small flaming bomb proof on the bottom. Also accompanied by its orig, matching numbered walnut stock with checkered straight wrist & serrated horn buttplate with tab. Bottom of stock also has a sling swivel. There were about 2,500 of these pistols produced for sale in Germany, Europe and the U.S.. Accompanied by a red felt-lined, russet brown leather & oak trunk casing, French fitted in the bottom for the pistol, stock and an orig Luger barrel-end brass cleaning rod. Inside the lid has a small pink leather label marked “DEUTSCHE WAFFEN=UND / MUNITIONSFABRIKEN / KARLSRUHE I.B.”. Top of the lid is embossed “Sir J. BUCHANAN-JARDINE”. Case is complete with carrying handle & straps. Sir John William Buchanan-Jardine, 1900-1969, was educated at at Eton Royal Military College, Sandhurst and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was a captain in the Royal Horse Guards and saw service during WWII. He was also the head of Jardine Matheson Co., one of the largest British firms in China. Jardine Matheson was multifaceted, involved in imports & exports, merchandising & manufacturing, insurance & investment, textiles & engineering. Their head office was in Hong Kong with subsidiary offices in London, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand and Australia. At one time, he was chosen as the “World’s best dressed man” by Savile-Rowe Tailors. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching including grips, forearm & stock, magazine is properly unnumbered. Bbl & receiver retain 95-96% strong orig blue with faint sharp edge wear and a spot of wear from the forearm. Bolt & toggle system retain about 99% orig blue. Frame retains 95-96% strong orig blue with sharp edge wear & dulling of the blue on front & backstraps. Small parts retain strong straw colors showing wear on trigger face. Grips are crisp showing nice wood grain with very light staining & a few tiny chipped diamonds. Forearm shows light to moderate wear. Stock is sound with a series of small dings on right side & series of small bruises on left side, and overall retains most of its orig hand-rubbed oil finish. Stock iron retains about all of its orig blue. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with some very minor roughness that may clean. 4-54073 (20,000-30,000) – Lot 2165

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Auction: Firearms - March 2015

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	2165	$39,100.00	EXCEPTIONAL CASED MODEL 1902 DWM LUGER CARBINE OF SIR J. BUCHANAN-JARDINE. SN 21646. Cal. .30 Luger. Usual configuration with 11-13/16″ tapered rnd bbl, ramp front sight & 4-position rear sight graduated 1, 2, & 3 with a half point stop between 2 & 3. Frame is long style with grip safety & flat bolt, dished toggles & unmarked extractor. Area under the safety, when in the up position, is polished bright. Small parts are straw colored. Mounted with full checkered walnut grips, a checkered schnable-tip forearm with sling swivel, all matching numbered to this pistol. Accompanied by one orig wood base magazine that has a small flaming bomb proof on the bottom. Also accompanied by its orig, matching numbered walnut stock with checkered straight wrist & serrated horn buttplate with tab. Bottom of stock also has a sling swivel. There were about 2,500 of these pistols produced for sale in Germany, Europe and the U.S.. Accompanied by a red felt-lined, russet brown leather & oak trunk casing, French fitted in the bottom for the pistol, stock and an orig Luger barrel-end brass cleaning rod. Inside the lid has a small pink leather label marked “DEUTSCHE WAFFEN=UND / MUNITIONSFABRIKEN / KARLSRUHE I.B.”. Top of the lid is embossed “Sir J. BUCHANAN-JARDINE”. Case is complete with carrying handle & straps. Sir John William Buchanan-Jardine, 1900-1969, was educated at at Eton Royal Military College, Sandhurst and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was a captain in the Royal Horse Guards and saw service during WWII. He was also the head of Jardine Matheson Co., one of the largest British firms in China. Jardine Matheson was multifaceted, involved in imports & exports, merchandising & manufacturing, insurance & investment, textiles & engineering. Their head office was in Hong Kong with subsidiary offices in London, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand and Australia. At one time, he was chosen as the “World’s best dressed man” by Savile-Rowe Tailors. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching including grips, forearm & stock, magazine is properly unnumbered. Bbl & receiver retain 95-96% strong orig blue with faint sharp edge wear and a spot of wear from the forearm. Bolt & toggle system retain about 99% orig blue. Frame retains 95-96% strong orig blue with sharp edge wear & dulling of the blue on front & backstraps. Small parts retain strong straw colors showing wear on trigger face. Grips are crisp showing nice wood grain with very light staining & a few tiny chipped diamonds. Forearm shows light to moderate wear. Stock is sound with a series of small dings on right side & series of small bruises on left side, and overall retains most of its orig hand-rubbed oil finish. Stock iron retains about all of its orig blue. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with some very minor roughness that may clean. 4-54073 (20,000-30,000) – Lot 2165 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - March 2015 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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*EXCEPTIONAL CASED MODEL 1902 DWM LUGER CARBINE OF SIR J. BUCHANAN-JARDINE.