MILITARY HANDGUNS

BELGIAN Model 1910 Browning semiautomatic pistol # 117268 (.32 ACP), mfg. at Fabrique National in 1921.   Excellent condition with 95% original bluing.  Bore is excellent and mirror-bright, all matching-numbers. Nice FN-logo horn grips with 8-shot magazine. Not import-marked.   PHOTO . . . $575.   C&R 

BRITISH Mark V Webley revolver # 142986 (back of cylinder "shaved" for .45 ACP), mfg. by Webley & Sons in 1915 with 4" barrel and rounded butt. Near Excellent condition, with 90% original oil-blacked finish. All matching numbers, has slightly worn Vulcanite birds-head grips. Complete with lanyard-ring.  Bore is strong and mirror-bright without pitting.  Very tight action and smooth functioning. Not import-marked, scarce. PHOTOS  . . . $650.      C&R  

BULGARIAN Makarov semiautomatic pistol # KO 23 998 (9x18 Makarov) mfg. by Arsenal in 1983. Excellent condition, with a few thin scratches and small dings in slide from handling. Gorgeous mirror-bright bore and unbelievably smooth functioning. Includes one 8-round magazine electropenciled to match. An early Century import, using original serial number. PHOTOS . . . $275.   not C&R    SOLD

BULGARIAN Makarov semiautomatic pistol # BA 27 909 (9x18 Makarov) mfg. by Arsenal in 1987. Excellent-PLUS condition, with a few thin scratches in slide from handling. Gorgeous mirror-bright bore and unbelievably smooth functioning. Includes two 8-round magazines electropenciled to match. A PW ARMS import, using original serial number. PHOTOS . . . $275.   not C&R  

CZECH Model CZ-27 semiautomatic pistol # 163602 (.32 ACP) mfg. at Ceska Zbrojovka, Strakonice in c.1942.  Excellent-PLUS condition with 98% original high-gloss bluing and much golden hue on trigger and hammer. Bore is excellent and mirror-bright, markings are very sharp (including Nazi WaffenAmt) and dark-brown CZ-logo bakelite grips are only slightly chipped on the front right corner.  Magazine marked P Mod 27. Not import-marked, a really handsome example.  PHOTOS . . . $625.   C&R 

FINN Model P-08 Luger semiautomatic pistol # 896s (9mm)  mfg. in late 1920's by DWM (Berlin). Near Excellent condition with very little wear and a near-perfect mirror bore. 5" barrel with Finn front-sights, DWM in script on top of toggle, Tikka-marked barrel. [SA] Finn property-marking on left side of slide. Checkered walnut grips, the right grip inlet for circular unit-disk (which, of course, is no longer present as they were officially removed). Bottom of barrel and side-plate electropenciled 896. Magazine is nickel-plated with worn wooden base. PHOTOS . . . $1250.    C&R   

FRENCH Model 1907 Savage semiautomatic pocket-pistol # 127368 (.32 ACP) mfg. by Savage Arms Corporation in 1915 with added lanyard-ring. Very Good or better with 80% high-gloss bluing exhibiting some freckling and verdigris. Bore is strong and mostly bright, includes .  Not import-marked, scarce WWI French sidearm. PHOTOS . . . $550.   C&R   

FRENCH Model 1935A semiautomatic pistol # E7520A (7.65 French  Longue) mfg. by Société Alsacienne de Construction Mécaniques in late 1940's. Very Good or better with 70% painted military finish (chipping in places). Bore is gorgeous and mirror-bright.  Not import-marked. PHOTOS . . . $250.   C&R     SOLD

FRENCH Model 1935S M1 semiautomatic pistol # F6025 (7.65 French  Longue) mfg. in the late 1940's by Chatellerault. Excellent condition with 95% Parkerized blued military finish. Bore is gorgeous and mirror-bright.  Has Tulle (MAT) marked slide with late safety.  Not import-marked. PHOTOS . . . $275.   C&R   

FRENCH Modele 1935-S M1 semiautomatic pistol # A8181 (7.65x20 French Longue) mfg. at Societe d'Applications Generales d'Electricite et de la Mechanique (SAGEM) in c.1949. Very Good condition, with 70% weak bluing and little signs of external wear, football-shaped SAGEM logo on left side of slide and right side of frame. Bore is strong but not very bright, barrel subcontracted to Manufacture d'Armes de Paris (MAP).  Not import-marked, scarce manufacturer. PHOTOS . . . $325.   C&R  

EAST GERMAN  Model 59 Makarov semiautomatic pistol # AW6671 (9x18 Makarov)  mfg. at Suhl by Ernst Thälmann in 1961.  Excellent condition with 95% full original bluing and a decent high-polish finish with some minor handling and holster marks.  Bore is excellent and mirror-bright. LSA marking (Landespolizei Sachsen-Anhalt) on left side of frame (under slide-release) X-ed out, indicating it had been pressed into service in 1990 after the fall of the wall by Saxon-Anhalt State Police. Includes black bakelite grip and one magazine. PHOTOS  . . . $425.   C&R  

EAST GERMAN Model 59 Makarov semiautomatic pistol # DE5797 (9x18 Makarov) mfg. by Ernst Thälmann, Suhl in 1963. Excellent-PLUS condition, virtually no marks on slide. Gorgeous mirror-bright bore and unbelievably smooth functioning. Includes one 8-round magazine. PHOTOS . . . $395.   C&R     SOLD

EAST GERMAN Model 59 Makarov semiautomatic pistol # FD8873 (9x18 Makarov) mfg. by Ernst Thälmann, Suhl in 1965. Excellent condition, virtually no marks on slide. Gorgeous mirror-bright bore and unbelievably smooth functioning. Includes one 8-round magazine. PHOTOS . . . $375.   C&R     SOLD

ISRAELI Browning High-Power semiautomatic pistol # 245NM04408 (9mm Luger) mfg. at Fabrique Nationale in 1990. Near Excellent condition, with 95% full painted finish and little actual wear.  All-matching numbers, with FOBUS 4470 leather inside the pants holster and three 13-round magazines with FOBUS 3900 two-pocket mag-pouch having inked Hebrew markings on front. Excellent bore and function, ex-Mossad (Israeli Secret Service, purchased from EMPIRE ARMS on 3/3/2000)  PHOTOS . . . $475.   Not C&R    SOLD

PORTUGUESE Model 1910 semiautomatic pistol # 279181 (6.35mm, .25  ACP) mfg. by Mauser at Oberndorf in c.1923. Portuguese post-WWI contract, as noted from the circled-triangle on back of frame. Excellent condition, with virtually no wear, all small parts numbered 9181. Bore is strong and very bright, checkered walnut grips are nearly pristine. Not import-marked. PHOTOS . . . $495.   C&R 

RUSSIAN Model 1895 Nagant 7-shot revolver # 106537 (7.62x38R Nagant), mfg. by Tula in 1916. Excellent-PLUS arsenal-refurbished condition, 100% bluing and a gorgeous mirror-bright bore. All matching serial numbers, with checkered wood grips. Has clear imperial markings, but it looks as if the date has been altered or changed by The Russians.  PHOTOS  . . . $125.    C&R    SOLD

U. S. A. Colt Model 1903 semiautomatic pistol # 275821 (.32 ACP) manufactured by Colt in 1918.  Excellent condition, with nearly full original bluing on metal and really nice appearance with strong rearing horse. Bore is quite bright and strong, as are the grips. Not import-marked.  PHOTOS . . . $750.     C&R 

U.S.A. "Victory Model" revolver # V1746 (.38 S&W) with 5" barrel, manufactured by Smith & Wesson in 1942 with circular AUSTRIAN POLICE stamp on left side of frame. Excellent condition with 98% or better original Parkerized finish and a near-perfect bore, much intact case-colors on hammer and trigger. Top-strap stamped "UNITED STATES PROPERTY", nice smooth walnut grips. Not import-marked.  PHOTOS . . . $495.     C&R    SOLD

U.S.A. "Victory Model" revolver # V768255 (.38 Special) by Smith & Wesson in 1944. Excellent condition with 98% or better original Parkerized finish and a near-perfect bore. All matching numbers,  includes lanyard-ring. This revolver was converted from .38 S&W to .38 Special, with the original 5" barrel professionally shortened to 4". It has the number 74C1367 lightly scratched atop flat on frame (cannot be seen unless cylinder is opened) that is likely the serial number of a Savage No.4 Mk.1* Enfield rifle. Not import-marked.  This is the type of revolver Lee Harvey Oswald used to shoot officer J. D. Tippitt in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963 (serial # V510210). PHOTOS . . . $425.     C&R    SOLD