VERY RARE LOEWE PRE-PRODUCTION BORCHARDT PISTOL SN 17.

SN 17. Cal. .30 Borchardt. Pre-production or extremely early production Loewe Borchardt. Standard features include a 7-1/2″ bbl and the usual “Ludw. Loewe & Co./Berlin/1893” marking address above chamber. “D.R.P./No 758537.” on center toggle link. The interesting area centers about the pivoting sear whose forward arm extends in an unprotected manner above the plane of the receiver; the rearward arm is secured by a screwed-in flat spring. In later guns, the screw fixation was eliminated in favor of a recessed insertion. The full SN appears under the bbl, on the mainspring housing stock lug and on the bottom of the frame. Wide bordered, checkered walnut grips. Proper non-matching wood bottom magazine numbered “8”. This gun is featured on pgs. 113, 115, 116, 121, 137, 138 of The Borchardt & Luger Automatic Pistols by Joachim Gortz & Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Very fine retaining 95% orig blue with minor wear, scratches and light dings. Straw is 70% on the sear and has faded to a dull grey on toggle latch. Trigger has 50% fire blue and each of the cover plates & grip screws have approx 80% fire blue. Grips have light wear with visible grain. Mirror bore with minimal wear. Excellent magazine with small dings on base. Perfect manual mechanics. 43475-71 BWS (20,000-30,000) – Lot 3554

Auction: Firearms - October 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
	3554	$32,775.00	VERY RARE LOEWE PRE-PRODUCTION BORCHARDT PISTOL SN 17. SN 17. Cal. .30 Borchardt. Pre-production or extremely early production Loewe Borchardt. Standard features include a 7-1/2″ bbl and the usual “Ludw. Loewe & Co./Berlin/1893” marking address above chamber. “D.R.P./No 758537.” on center toggle link. The interesting area centers about the pivoting sear whose forward arm extends in an unprotected manner above the plane of the receiver; the rearward arm is secured by a screwed-in flat spring. In later guns, the screw fixation was eliminated in favor of a recessed insertion. The full SN appears under the bbl, on the mainspring housing stock lug and on the bottom of the frame. Wide bordered, checkered walnut grips. Proper non-matching wood bottom magazine numbered “8”. This gun is featured on pgs. 113, 115, 116, 121, 137, 138 of The Borchardt & Luger Automatic Pistols by Joachim Gortz & Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Very fine retaining 95% orig blue with minor wear, scratches and light dings. Straw is 70% on the sear and has faded to a dull grey on toggle latch. Trigger has 50% fire blue and each of the cover plates & grip screws have approx 80% fire blue. Grips have light wear with visible grain. Mirror bore with minimal wear. Excellent magazine with small dings on base. Perfect manual mechanics. 43475-71 BWS (20,000-30,000) – Lot 3554 Auction: Firearms - October 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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VERY RARE LOEWE PRE-PRODUCTION BORCHARDT PISTOL SN 17.