*◊ RARE DWM 1918 KORNBUSCH & CO. MARKED LUGER PISTOL.

SN 101m. 9mm 4″ bbl with SN on bottom. “WAFFENWERKE/OBERSPREE/KORNBUSCH & Co” roll stamped above 1918 date on chamber. DWM scroll on center toggle link. SN on left receiver. Full SN on front of frame. Numbered parts on gun are matching. Checkered walnut grips are unnumbered. No commercial or military proofs. Plain wood bottom magazine. Produced immediately after the end of WWI when military inspection had ceased, the serial number continues from those of the last DWM P.08s made under military control during WWI. Waffenwerke Oberspree (Kornbusch & Co) was a DWM subsidiary acquired from the German military during WWI, used for rifle and machine gun production. The Kornbusch marking is a property mark, probably for factory guards, not a manufacturer’s mark. This gun is featured on pg 529 of The Borchardt & Luger Automatic Pistols by Joachim Gortz & Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Fine retaining 90% Kornbusch blue with wear and corrosion on grip straps; 40% straw. Bore is lightly worn with every light frosting. Grips are worn with a chip under the safety lever on left grip. Magazine body is corroded and wood bottom has very little wear. Mechanics are sound. 4-52926 (2,500-4,500) – Lot 2318

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2318	$2,875.00	◊ RARE DWM 1918 KORNBUSCH & CO. MARKED LUGER PISTOL. SN 101m. 9mm 4″ bbl with SN on bottom. “WAFFENWERKE/OBERSPREE/KORNBUSCH & Co” roll stamped above 1918 date on chamber. DWM scroll on center toggle link. SN on left receiver. Full SN on front of frame. Numbered parts on gun are matching. Checkered walnut grips are unnumbered. No commercial or military proofs. Plain wood bottom magazine. Produced immediately after the end of WWI when military inspection had ceased, the serial number continues from those of the last DWM P.08s made under military control during WWI. Waffenwerke Oberspree (Kornbusch & Co) was a DWM subsidiary acquired from the German military during WWI, used for rifle and machine gun production. The Kornbusch marking is a property mark, probably for factory guards, not a manufacturer’s mark. This gun is featured on pg 529 of The Borchardt & Luger Automatic Pistols* by Joachim Gortz & Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Fine retaining 90% Kornbusch blue with wear and corrosion on grip straps; 40% straw. Bore is lightly worn with every light frosting. Grips are worn with a chip under the safety lever on left grip. Magazine body is corroded and wood bottom has very little wear. Mechanics are sound. 4-52926 (2,500-4,500) – Lot 2318 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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*◊ RARE DWM 1918 KORNBUSCH & CO. MARKED LUGER PISTOL.