Lot 5114

Description

Cal. 9mmLuger, SN. 10742, matching numbers incl. firing pin and grips. Barrel length 10 cm, bright bore, the underside without year of make. Commercial proof marks crown/“N”. Eight shots. Six-pointed Star on the chamber, “DWM” logo on the forward toggle link. Right side of the barrel extension marked “KL” in a circle, presumably an abbreviation for “KOL”-ONIEN, indicating the Dutch East Indies Colonial Army. Grip safety. Frame in the area of the safety lever marked “RUST” with upward-pointing arrow. The usual brass plate with unit markings on the left side of the frame missing. No lug for shoulder stock. Original finish with distinct signs of wear, underneath the grips some pitting on the frame and grip safety. Small parts blued. Dark, well-used walnut grips with some nicks and dents. Nickel-plated crimped magazine with wooden bottom, unnumbered. A rare, original magazine of this contract, the original “quick-release” mechanism for removing the base having been removed and replaced by a pinned base. In 1928 the Dutch purchased 3800 additional pistols for the Colonial Army from Berlin-Karlsruher Industriewerke AG in Berlin, the successor to DWM. Rare! See Martens, Bas, “The Dutch Luger”, pp. 139 and 164.

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