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2196
$6,900.00

*VERY RARE MAUSER BANNER 1940 DUTCH LUGER WITH HOLSTER AND TWO MATCHING MAGAZINES.

SN 3050v. Cal. 9mm. Rare Luger with 4″ bbl and orig front sight. Chamber area of receiver is dated 1940 and toggle link has the Mauser banner. Mounted with unnumbered, full checkered walnut grips. Safety area of the frame is marked “RUST” with a right hand pointing arrow. Accompanied by a fine brown leather hard shell holster marked on the back “GEBRUDER KLIENGE / DRESDEN / 1939” over a Nazi eagle with Waffenampt “WaA142”. Also accompanied by two matching numbered aluminum base, blue body magazines. According to THIRD REICH LUGERS, Still, there were only 600 of this model which were never delivered to the Dutch but were confiscated by the Germans after the May 10, 1940 invasion of Holland and diverted to the German military. These Lugers undoubtedly saw service during WWII and are seldom found with strong orig finish. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching except grips as noted. Bbl, receiver & toggle system all retain virtually all of their orig commercial blue with only slight thinning on each side of the muzzle. Frame shows light high point and sharp edge wear with the front & backstraps a grey patina. Side plate also show high point wear. Overall retains about 75% strong straw colors. Grips are very fine with a few chipped diamonds on the right side and light diamond point wear overall. Mechanics are crisp; brilliant shiny bore. Although grips are unnumbered they fit extremely well and appear to be orig to this pistol. Magazines are very fine to extremely fine showing only light wear. Holster is very fine to extremely fine, never having been polished showing wear on the flap with the some light soil and a few small nicks. 4-56069 (5,000-7,500) – Lot 2196


Auction: Firearms - March 2015
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