New HANDGUNS from Empire Arms

for Friday, April 16th, 2004

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ARGENTINE Model 1905 Mannlicher semiautomatic pistol # 5001 (7.63 Mannlicher), mfg. at Steyr in c.1905.  Excellent condition, has full bluing and nice grooved wooden grips.  Bore has some minor pitting but very strong lands and grooves.  All markings clear, Argentine crest ground off right side of receiver (never seen one that wasn't) but due to excellent refinishing it isn't at all obvious. Small parts (trigger, hammer, safety, etc.) in the white and very bright.  This is a top-loader that utilizes stripper-clips rather than a magazine.  Without a doubt one of the most beautiful handguns ever designed. Not import-marked, rare this nice.   PHOTO. . . $795.   C&R     

ARGENTINE Model Ballester Molina semiautomatic pistol # 26674 (.45 ACP), mfg. at Hafasda for the Army.  Near Excellent condition, has nearly full original Parkerized finish with slight holster wear and nice grooved grips.  Bore is a bit worn but still very sharp and shiny. All markings clear with bold Argentine crest and ARMADA NACIONAL on right side of slide. Includes one 7-round magazine. This is somewhat of a copy of the Colt 1911 with some differences (no grip-safety) based on the "Star Super" pistols.  They are very reliable and accurate.   PHOTO. . . $395.   C&R     

BELGIAN Model 1900 semiautomatic pistol # 462831 (.32 ACP) mfg. by Fabrique Nationale, Herstal around 1908. Excellent condition with 100% re-blue.  All-matching numbers, bore has some pitting in the grooves but the lands are quite strong. Black FN-logo bakelite grips are intact, the right one a little worn. Not import-marked. PHOTOS . . . $275. C&R   

BRITISH Mark VI break-open revolver # 337837 (.455 Webley, unconverted) mfg. by Webley & Son in 1918 with 6" barrel and squared grip. Excellent condition, with 95% original strong bluing and very few of the expected handling marks. All-matching numbers (including cylinder). Bore slightly pitted, chambers clean.  Australian Department of Defense marked, with unit-markings 3 over 2771 on right side.  Not import-marked, a very handsome example. PHOTOS . . . $850.  C&R 

BRITISH Model 1915 break-open six-shot revolver # 536 (.455 Webley) mfg. by Orbea Hermanos y Cia in c.1916.  Very Good condition, with 60% original bluing with some evidence of use, bore and chambers of cylinder bright and strong, cylinder needs a little tweaking in the lockup department. British Nitro-proofs on right side of frame, serial number on back of grip. This is a copy of the Smith & Wesson made under contract by three Spanish firms for the British during WWI, not import-marked. Adamek, page 136-7. PHOTOS . . . $375.   C&R  

FRENCH Model 1935A semiautomatic pistol (7.65 French  Longue) # J8057A mfg. in the late 1940's by Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mecaniques. Near Excellent condition with some holster-wear and contact-marks to painted finish. Bore is slightly pitted but very strong and quite bright. Not import-marked. PHOTOS . . . $240.   C&R 

GERMAN Dreyse Model 1907 semiautomatic pistol # 180758 (.32 ACP) mfg. by Rheinische Metallwaaren & Maschinenfabrik around 1916.  Very Good condition with 80% bluing (some holster wear on finish).  All-matching numbers, bore is a bit pitted but has strong rifling.  RMF-logo bakelite grips sound with a very small chip[ at top of lefty grip.  Includes fingergrip magazine. Not import-marked  PHOTOS . . . $195. C&R     SOLD

GERMAN Model 1913 semiautomatic pistol # 15900 (7.65mm, .32  ACP) mfg. by Sauer & Son in  c.1914. All-matching numbers, Excellent condition with nearly full bluing, the safety having a deep fire-blue, a few scattered areas of verdigris on external metal. Bore is excellent and very shiny. Not import-marked. PHOTOS . . . $395. C&R

GERMAN Model 1913 semiautomatic pistol # 145414 (7.65mm, .32  ACP) mfg. by Sauer & Son in  c.1923. All-matching numbers, Excellent condition with nearly full bluing, the safety having a deep fire-blue, small area of holster-wear on slide.  Bore is slightly coarse but very bright. Not import-marked. PHOTOS . . . $350. C&R

GERMAN Model 1914 semiautomatic pistol # 72932 (7.65mm, .32  ACP) mfg. by Mauser at Oberndorf in 1914. All-matching numbers (and every tiny little piece is numbered), Excellent condition with full bluing, the trigger and extractor having a deep fire-blue. A few spots of rust from being "holstered wet". Bore has some pitting but strong rifling and quite bright. WWI military proof above rear-sight. PHOTOS . . . $395. C&R   SOLD

GERMAN Model 1914 semiautomatic pistol # 349587 (7.65mm, .32  ACP) mfg. by Mauser at Oberndorf c. 1930. All-matching numbers (and every tiny little piece is numbered), Excellent condition with full bluing, the trigger and extractor having a deep fire-blue. Bore is excellent and very shiny, some areas of abrasion on left side of slide. Not import-marked. PHOTOS . . . $350. C&R

GERMAN Model 4 Walther semiautomatic pistol # 158144 (.32 ACP), mfg. at Carl Walther & Associates in c.1917.  Very Good PLUS condition with about 80% original bluing.  Bore is exceptionally strong and very bright. All matching-numbers, hard-rubber grips with CW logo in very nice condition.  Has original 8-shot .32 magazine. Not import-marked, rarely encountered.   PHOTO . . . $350.   C&R   SOLD

GERMAN Ortgies semiautomatic pistol # 41619 (.380 ACP) mfg. by Deutsches Werk, Erfurt in the early 1920's.  Good condition, bluing nearly worn off but functional.  Bore is worn and pitted but usable, a few stains on wooden grips. Scarce in this large caliber (most are .25's or .32's).  Not import-marked. PHOTO . . . $225.   C&R 

GERMAN Model 1910/22 Browning semiautomatic pistol # 22017c (.32 ACP), mfg. at Fabrique National in late1943.   Excellent condition with nearly full original bluing on usual roughly-milled military finish. Bore is mirror-bright and extremely strong. All matching-numbers, all markings (including several Nazi eagle/swastika and WaA140 stamps) are very sharp, (H) for heere=army stamped on left side of slide. Has FN-logo black-plastic grips in excellent un-chipped condition. Not import-marked, as nice as these come.   PHOTO . . . $375.   C&R   SOLD

GERMAN Model CZ-27 semiautomatic pistol # 434642 (.32 ACP) mfg. by Ceska Zbrojovka AG, Strakonice in early 1945. Excellent condition with full late-war gray-phosphate finish and nearly full "straw" color on trigger.  All-matching numbers, Nazi-marked with eagle and WaA76 on right frame and eagle holding Swastika on top-rail. Bore is excellent and very bright and strong, grips are not cracked. Not import-marked.   PHOTOS . . . $425.  C&R 

GERMAN Model HSc Mauser semiautomatic pistol # 889305 (.32 ACP) mfg. at Mauser in c.1941. Very Good condition with 25%-40% original bluing. Bore is really bright and strong, totally functional with worn checkered walnut grips. Serial number crudely electropenciled on right side of slide. Eagle-N Nazi proof-mark on left side of triggerguard. Not import-marked. PHOTOS . . . $325.   C&R

GERMAN Model P-35 High-Power Browning semiautomatic pistol # 57833b (9mm Parabellum) mfg. at FN in 1941. Excellent condition with 90% intact original bluing, some holster-wear at corners and edges. Bore is really bright and strong but not perfect. All matching numbers, generic magazine. WaA140 and Eagle-swastika Nazi proof-marks on left side of slide and frame. As nice an example of this historic pistol as we have  ever seen offered, not import-marked. PHOTOS . . . $850.   C&R   SOLD

GERMAN Model P-08 Luger semiautomatic pistol # 9083o (9mm Luger) mfg. by Mauser in 1939. Near Excellent condition with 90% original bluing, all-matching number on all parts except magazines. Excellent bright bore with a hint of light pitting.  Nice checkered-walnut grips. Includes two aluminum-bottom magazines, loading-tool, and VG 1939-dated black hardshell holster with belt-loops detached at top. Not import-marked.   PHOTOS . . . $825.  C&R   SOLD

EAST GERMAN Makarov semiautomatic pistol # BT1471 (9x18) mfg. by Ernst Thaelmann in 1962.  Excellent condition with only a hint of  holster rub at sides of muzzle.  Mirror-perfect chrome-lined bore and chamber, external bluing has little if any actual wear. Original black grips, one magazine with slightly-used brown-leather full-flap holster. . . PHOTOS .  $375.   C&R    SOLD

HUNGARIAN Model 1912 Frommer Stop semiautomatic pistol # 163319 (.32 ACP),  mfg. by Budapest arsenal in 1917. Very Good condition, has been polished and reblued with some subsequent rubbing on frame from holster but no major flaws. All-matching numbers, bore is strong but a bit coarse. This was the official sidearm of the Hungarian Army throughout WWI.  Neat grooved FS-logo walnut grips.  Not import-marked.  PHOTOS . . . $325.  C&R   

ITALIAN Model 1889 Type I Bodeo revolver # B89 (10.35 Italian)  mfg. at Metallurgica Tempini, Brescia in 1921 Near Excellent condition, some slight fading of original bluing. Bore is bright and very strong, lockup is very tight.  Only negative about this pistol is a rusty triggerguard. Not import-marked.   PHOTOS  . . . $325.  C&R

JAPANESE Type 26 (1893) double-action six-shot revolver # 53062 (9x22R) mfg. at Koishikawa (Tokyo) in c.1919.  All-matching numbers, Near Excellent condition with gorgeous mirror-bore, however bluing is turning (or has turned) to "plum" (usual for Type 26 revolvers in the 1-58000 serial # range). Very tight cylinder lock-up. Glass-smooth action and checkered beech grips. Not import-marked. PHOTOS . . . $450.   C&R

RUSSIAN Model 1895 Nagant revolver # IB456 (7.62x38R Nagant), mfg. by Tula in 1940. All-matching numbers, a non-rearsenaled example in Excellent condition with 90% intact original bluing with some minor holster-wear.  Bore is mirror-bright and strong, checkered walnut grips and grip-panels. Not import-marked.  PHOTOS . . . $325. C&R

RUSSIAN Model 1895 Nagant revolver # SHCHN596 (7.62x38R Nagant), mfg. by Izhevsk in 1944. All-matching numbers, a non-rearsenaled example in Excellent condition with 90% intact original bluing with some minor holster-wear.  Bore is mirror-bright and strong, checkered walnut grips and grip-panels. Not import-marked.  PHOTOS . . . $325. C&R   SOLD

SPANISH Model 1921 semiautomatic pistol # 10789 (9x23 Largo) mfg. by Astra in c.1924 for the Carbineros (Crown and Sun marking on top of slide).  Very Good condition with 80% fading original bluing with some evidence of use, the locking nut at muzzle a bit boogered by someone with pliers that didn't know how to disassemble it. Bore is strong and bright, all-matching numbers with hard-rubber ASTRA-logo grips (the left one broken and repaired).  PHOTOS . . . $240.   C&R   SOLD

SPANISH Model 600/43 semiautomatic pistol # 37007 (9mm Parabellum) mfg. by Astra in 1945.  Excellent condition with 98% original bluing with very little evidence of use. Bore is near-perfect and mirror-bright, all-matching numbers with checkered walnut grips.  PHOTOS . . . $325.   C&R  SOLD

SWEDISH Model 1887 Nagant revolver # 1068 (7.5 Nagant) mfg. by Husqvarna in 1899.  Near Excellent condition with 90% original bluing a bit mottled on right side.  All-matching numbers except for cylinder-pin (which is numbered 386). Bore is mirror-bright except for small ring of pitting halfway down the barrel. Unit-marking L Nº 9064 over A stamped on right side of frame. Grips are sharply checkered walnut. One of only 13,732 produced by Husqvarna 1898-1905.  Not import-marked. PHOTOS  . . . $325.   C&R    SOLD

SWEDISH Model 1907 Browning semiautomatic pistol # 33774 (.380 ACP), mfg. in early 1920's by Husqvarna. All-matching numbers, excellent condition with 98% black-parkerized surfaces and black bakelite grips incorporating the Husqvarna logo. Unit-marking IK2 No.329 (2nd Engineer Corps) stamped on left side of frame. Near-perfect mirror-bore and has extremely smooth functioning.  Rechambered from the original 9mm Browning Long caliber by Interarms when Imported in the early 1960's, includes one original magazine. Only clue to being imported is CAL .380 stamp on left side of slide. New barrels in the original 9mm Browning Long caliber are currently available from SARCO.  PHOTOS . . . $375.   C&R   SOLD

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