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2263
$4,600.00

*◊ FN M1935 HP, 1ST NAZI CONTRACT, CORRECT MAGAZINE.

SN 51142. Cal. 9mm Parabellum. Early Nazi contract FN High Power with drift adjustable front sight and 50-500 slip-in rear sight. Left side of slide marked “FABRIQUE NATIONALE D’ARMES GUERRE / HERSTAL BELGIQUE / BROWNING’S PATENT DEPOSE”. Entirely matching with full SN on inner side of bbl hood, right side of slide and right side of frame. Early Nazi procurement is reflected by the Eagle/WaA 613 marked on right side of bbl hood and upper trigger guard web on left frame. Orig wood grips with bordered checkering, unnumbered, whose inner surfaces are orange painted. Fitted with correct magazine having lightly phosphated body, marked WaA 613 at bottom of the spine, and a blued split tail base. Slide, frame and most minor components are rust blued with the bbl in the white. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Orig finish with approx 97-98% coverage, most of the loss from sharp edge wear and freckling on front & backstrap. Bbl hood lightly stained. Comparable condition grips with slight blunting of checkering on right side. No splits or losses. Excellent condition magazine. Bright bore with sharp rifling. Perfect manual mechanics. One of the nicer all orig tangent sight/slotted Nazi High Power pistols to be offered at auction. 4-52371 (3,500-5,500) – Lot 2263


Auction: Firearms - March 2015
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