DREYSE NEEDLEFIRE BREECHLOADING M1835 PISTOL.

DREYSE NEEDLEFIRE BREECHLOADING M1835 PISTOL. SN 15556. Cal. .34″. Scarce Dreyse needlefire with rear facing loading cylinder lever. Barrel 6.75″ and overall length 13″. Drift adjustable front sight and no real rear sight. The right side of the receiver is caliber marked “Cal:0.34″ 6 Gran Pulv” The right side of the bbl is marked with the SN and “Stahl”. The breechblock, with matching number 56, is released by depressing the spring projection against the lug protruding from the left side. Depressing the trigger allows the bolt to be fully removed from the receiver. All metal components are in-the-white. Solid, single piece wood stock with coarse checkering on each side of the grip. PROVENANCE: Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess collection. CONDITION: Overall very good with old, careful cleaning of the metal surfaces, while still bright, is drifting to a patchy patina. Sound wood stock with scattered handling dings but no cracks or repairs and still with considerable varnish. Blunted checkering as consistent with the overall condition of the pistol. Fine tuning the mechanism would improve the difficult and unreliable cocking. That said, this is a very difficult pistol to find, and one that would be appreciated by any collector of early German guns. 4-52423 LMA108 (4,500-6,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013

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
	3180	$8,050.00	DREYSE NEEDLEFIRE BREECHLOADING M1835 PISTOL. SN 15556. Cal. .34″. Scarce Dreyse needlefire with rear facing loading cylinder lever. Barrel 6.75″ and overall length 13″. Drift adjustable front sight and no real rear sight. The right side of the receiver is caliber marked “Cal:0.34″ 6 Gran Pulv” The right side of the bbl is marked with the SN and “Stahl”. The breechblock, with matching number 56, is released by depressing the spring projection against the lug protruding from the left side. Depressing the trigger allows the bolt to be fully removed from the receiver. All metal components are in-the-white. Solid, single piece wood stock with coarse checkering on each side of the grip. PROVENANCE: Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess collection. CONDITION: Overall very good with old, careful cleaning of the metal surfaces, while still bright, is drifting to a patchy patina. Sound wood stock with scattered handling dings but no cracks or repairs and still with considerable varnish. Blunted checkering as consistent with the overall condition of the pistol. Fine tuning the mechanism would improve the difficult and unreliable cocking. That said, this is a very difficult pistol to find, and one that would be appreciated by any collector of early German guns. 4-52423 LMA108 (4,500-6,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013 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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