*◊ SUPERB FACTORY ENGRAVED MAUSER C96 OF CHIEF OF GERMAN ARMY GENERAL STAFF COLONEL-GENERAL LUDWIG BECK

*◊ SUPERB FACTORY ENGRAVED MAUSER C96 OF CHIEF OF GERMAN ARMY GENERAL STAFF COLONEL-GENERAL LUDWIG BECK. SN 89382. Caliber 7.63mm. Prewar Commercial with 5.5” bbl and slip-in 50-1000 rear sight. Usual chamber address and full serial number on left chamber flat. No markings on either side of bbl extension. Short extractor and two-lug firing pin. Frame with usual 2-line address on the right side. Fire blued small parts with strawed trigger. Extensive, factory scroll floral engraving, covering top of barrel, most of the rear of the bbl extension, both sides of the frame, floorplate, and front and backstrap. Special grips with fine checkering bordered by silver wire inlay with mother of pearl inserts in the typical Mauser factory presentation style. All matching including the grips that are numbered 82. Presented in beautiful wood case whose top is inlaid with burl veneer and fitted with a blank oval plaque. The lid is lined with dark blue silk and gold blocked “Waffenfabrik Mauser /Oberndorf.” Dark blue velvet base partitioned to hold pistol, ammunition and a cleaning rod. Secured with a centered keyed lock. Ex-General Ludwig Beck (“Magnum” magazine (Brazil)1988; gives full history of Beck’s ADC’s flight to Brazil in 1944 with this pistol following the failed July 20 bomb plot against Hitler, Beck (who had a leadership role in the plot) was permitted to commit suicide immediately after failure of the plot when the Gestapo arrested him. PROVENANCE: Ludwig Beck Family; Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Very Fine. 95% original blue with scattered freckling on barrel and toning of front and backstrap. Comparable condition fire blued and strawed small parts. Dark, oiled grips with areas of blunted checkering. some losses of the silver wire border. Perfect mechanics. Excellent condition presentation case with an impressively marked lid. A fantastic, factory engraved C96, one of only a handful, with an important historic association. 4-52171 LMA (25,000-35,000)

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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	3211	$75,900.00	◊ SUPERB FACTORY ENGRAVED MAUSER C96 OF CHIEF OF GERMAN ARMY GENERAL STAFF COLONEL-GENERAL LUDWIG BECK. SN 89382. Caliber 7.63mm. Prewar Commercial with 5.5” bbl and slip-in 50-1000 rear sight. Usual chamber address and full serial number on left chamber flat. No markings on either side of bbl extension. Short extractor and two-lug firing pin. Frame with usual 2-line address on the right side. Fire blued small parts with strawed trigger. Extensive, factory scroll floral engraving, covering top of barrel, most of the rear of the bbl extension, both sides of the frame, floorplate, and front and backstrap. Special grips with fine checkering bordered by silver wire inlay with mother of pearl inserts in the typical Mauser factory presentation style. All matching including the grips that are numbered 82. Presented in beautiful wood case whose top is inlaid with burl veneer and fitted with a blank oval plaque. The lid is lined with dark blue silk and gold blocked “Waffenfabrik Mauser /Oberndorf.” Dark blue velvet base partitioned to hold pistol, ammunition and a cleaning rod. Secured with a centered keyed lock. Ex-General Ludwig Beck (“Magnum” magazine (Brazil)1988; gives full history of Beck’s ADC’s flight to Brazil in 1944 with this pistol following the failed July 20 bomb plot against Hitler, Beck (who had a leadership role in the plot) was permitted to commit suicide immediately after failure of the plot when the Gestapo arrested him. PROVENANCE: Ludwig Beck Family; Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Very Fine. 95% original blue with scattered freckling on barrel and toning of front and backstrap. Comparable condition fire blued and strawed small parts. Dark, oiled grips with areas of blunted checkering. some losses of the silver wire border. Perfect mechanics. Excellent condition presentation case with an impressively marked lid. A fantastic, factory engraved C96, one of only a handful, with an important historic association. 4-52171 LMA (25,000-35,000) 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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