HANDGUNS

BELGIAN Model 1905 semiautomatic Vest Pocket pistol # 611989 (.25 ACP) mfg. at Fabrique Nationale in c.1925. Excellent condition with all-matching numbers, nearly full blue finish throughout. Bore is Excellent and bright, all markings are sharp and clear, and FN-logo grips are unchipped and intact. Includes cute black-leather holster (belt-loop becoming unstitched). Not import-marked.  PHOTOS . . . $525.   C&R  

BRITISH Model No.2 Mk.1** revolver # ZC1418 (.38 S&W) mfg. by Enfield Royal Arms Factory in 1944 with non-serrated backstrap and 5" barrel. Excellent overall, with all-matching numbers, most oil-blacked finish intact, with intact black bakelite thumb-rest grips and brass marking-disk (stamped R T C) on right side. Complete with lanyard-ring, gorgeous mirror bore, action very tight. Not import-marked. PHOTOS  . . . $395.  C&R    SOLD

CANADIAN "pre-Victory Model" revolver # 745895 (.38 S&W) with 6" barrel, manufactured by Smith & Wesson in 1940. Near Excellent condition with 90% or better original blued finish and a near-perfect bore. Has Canadian army ownership marks (arrow in C) on left side of receiver, British proofs on barrel, includes 1942-dated web holster with Canadian ownership stamp. PHOTOS . . . $425.     C&R   SOLD

CZECH Model CZ27 semiautomatic pistol # 198391 (.32 ACP) mfg. at Bohemian Arms Factory in c.1942.  Excellent-PLUS condition with 95% or better original high-polish bluing (slight wear on top of slide). Bore is mirror-perfect, markings are very sharp, and brown bakelite grips are chipped only slightly on the front corner.  Not import-marked. PHOTOS . . . $425.   C&R   

CZECH Model CZ-38 semiautomatic pistol # 253772 (.380 ACP) mfg. at Ceska Zbrojovka, Strakonice under Nazi Occupation in 1939 .  Very Good PLUS condition with all-matching numbers, some minor holster-wear at sides of slide.  Bore is mirror-perfect, markings are very sharp, and dark-brown bakelite grips are not chipped. This pistol was assimilated into German inventory as the Pistolen 39 (t) and was reportedly a favorite of the Luftwaffe.  Not import-marked.  PHOTOS . . . $525.   C&R   

CZECH Model CZ-52 semiautomatic pistol # F15422 (7.62x25), mfg. at CZ in late 1952.  Excellent condition with about 95% or better original Gray Parkerized finish.  Bore is very shiny and strong. All matching-numbers, includes one magazine and no other accessories. Very few CZ52's are actually dated 1952.  PHOTO . . . $275.   C&R    SOLD

FRENCH MAB Modele D semiautomatic pistol # D6797 (.32 ACP),  mfg. during the early 1950's by Bayonne. Excellent condition, with 90% original bluing (some minor holster-wear on slide) and a strong mirror-bright bore. Includes correct magazine.  PHOTOS . . . $225.   C&R    SOLD

GERMAN Langenhan 7.65 semiautomatic pistol # 49824 (.32 ACP) mfg. by Friedrich Langenham Waffen-und Fahrradfabriken, Zella Mehlis in 1915.  This was a secondary German military pistol of which 86,000 were produced during WWI. Near Excellent condition, with 90% original bluing starting to turn brown. WWI German acceptance markings on left side of frame.  FL-logo horn grips a bit battered but sound. Bore is frosted but retains strong rifling. Includes pebbled-leather holster dated 1917 on inside of flap. Not import-marked. PHOTO . . . $450.   C&R    SOLD

GERMAN Model 1914 semiautomatic pistol # 217734 (7.65mm, .32  ACP) mfg. by Mauser at Oberndorf in c.1923. About Very Good condition, with most bluing intact but becoming mottled and browned with age. Bore is strong and mostly bright, with intact (if worn) checkered walnut grips. Not import-marked. PHOTOS . . . $275.   C&R 

GERMAN GP-35 Browning High-power semiautomatic pistol # 175945 (9mm) mfg. at Fabrique National in mid 1941.  Military issue with fixed rear-sight and lots of Nazi markings. Good to Very Good condition with all-matching numbers, full military bluing faded and browned from actual use. Bore is a bit frosted but quite strong and bright. Has brown plastic grips showing very little use. Not import-marked, a decent nicely-marked example.  PHOTOS . . . $750.   C&R   SOLD

HUNGARIAN Model 1912 Frommer Stop semiautomatic pistol # 97654 (.32 ACP),  mfg. by Budapest arsenal in 1916. Very Good condition, original bluing a bit faded but intact with 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 . . . $375.  C&R    SOLD

ITALIAN Model 1889 Type II Bodeo revolver # L879 (10.35 Italian) mfg. by Castelli, Brescia in 1915.  Very Good or better condition, nearly all original bluing remains but has some dings and contact-marks. Bore is bright and very strong, lockup is very tight.  Has novel folding-trigger. Not import-marked.   PHOTOS  . . . $425.   C&R

ITALIAN Model 1934 semiautomatic pistol # 994031 (.380 ACP)  mfg. by Beretta in 1942. All-matching numbers, Near Excellent condition with 85% bluing.  Really sharp slightly frosted but bright bore, with finger-rest 7-round commercial magazine. Frame has Italian Army (RE in circle) marking.  Not import-marked.  PHOTOS . . . $375.   C&R    SOLD

ITALIAN Model 1935 semiautomatic pistol # 643144 (.32 ACP)  mfg. by Beretta in c.1946. All-matching numbers, Excellent condition with 95% bluing.  Bore is very sharp and mirror-bright. Includes finger-rest 7-round magazine. Not import-marked.  PHOTOS . . . $375.   C&R  

MOROCCAN Model Rr51 semiautomatic pistol # 108208 (.32 ACP)  mfg. just after WWII by Manufacture d'Armes des Pyrénées, Hendaye. Basically a pistol of the time-tested "Ruby" design with exposed hammer. Excellent condition with 95% or better bluing, very little actual wear and a near-perfect mirror bore, with round knob on left side to keep safety from becoming disengaged. Black-plastic RF-logo grips, Moroccan "palm tree" property mark on right side of frame. Extremely smooth functioning, includes one 9-round magazine. Not import-marked. PHOTOS . . . $475.   C&R 

PERUVIAN Model 10-7 revolver with 2" barrel # AEV7405 (.38 Special) manufactured by Smith & Wesson in 1984 for the Policia de Investigaciones del Peru (the Peruvian equivalent of our F.B.I.).  Literally NEW IN BOX, unfired, with Peruvian crest on right side of frame, includes cleaning-rod and manual.  Also included is clipped ad from the May 1st, 1986 edition of SHOTGUN NEWS advertising these for sale exclusively through S&W distributors. PHOTOS . . . $825.     not C&R, not for sale in California   SOLD

ROMANIAN Model 1912 Steyr-Hahn semiautomatic pistol # 2077a (9mm Steyr),  mfg. by Steyr in 1913 under contract to Romania. Near Excellent condition, with minor wear to corners and sharp edges. All-matching numbers and intact Romanian crest. Bore is strong and only slightly frosted from use with corrosive ammo. This was the official sidearm of the Romanian Army throughout WWI, with 56,000 issued in 1913 & 1914.  Very few extant have the Romanian markings intact (nearly all had the crown on the left side ground-off and were badly refinished), with Romanian eagle proof on right side above the trigger. Nice checkered-walnut grips.  Not import-marked.  PHOTOS . . . $575.  C&R    SOLD

RUSSIAN Model 1895 TARGET Nagant 7-shot revolver # 2789 (7.62x38R Nagant), mfg. by Tula in 1926. Excellent condition, an arsenal-refinished example with 98% or better bluing and a mirror-bright bore, left side of frame has CCCP design. Single-action only, with wooden thumbrest target grips.  PHOTOS  . . . $150.    C&R   SOLD

SPANISH Model 1915 Ruby-type semiautomatic pistol # 30358 (.32 ACP) mfg. by Garate Anitua in  Eibar  in 1916.  Very Good condition with 70% or better original bluing on frame and slide.  Bore has some darkness in the grooves but is very strong, checkered walnut grips are intact. Action is tight, circled GN on left side of frame and on magazine floorplate. Triggerguard has dent in bottom from being dropped. Not import-marked.   PHOTO . . . $325.   C&R 

SPANISH Model "Helvece" semiautomatic vest-pocket pistol # 92007 (.25 ACP) mfg. by Fab. d'armes de Grande Précision in  Eibar in 1939 (Eibar date-code L).  Very Good condition with 70% or better original bluing on frame and slide.  Bore has some darkness in the grooves but is very strong.  Grips are handmade and carved from thick plastic transparent aircraft windscreens, with photos of a lovely young woman in a white dress (in color) on the left and an equally-attractive if older woman wearing a Polynesian flower-lei (in black & white) on the right. In my opinion this is a "bringback" captured piece during WWII, the color photo being of the wife and the b&w photo possibly of the soldier's mother.  Not import-marked. PHOTO . . . $325.   C&R   SOLD

U.S.A. Model 1917 revolver # 62731 (.45 ACP) manufactured by Smith & Wesson in April 1918.   Excellent condition with 95% or better dark bluing with a very bright, strong bore. "UNITED STATES PROPERTY" on underside of barrel, ordinance-bomb on left side of frame, bottom of butt stamped U.S. ARMY / MODEL 1917 / No. 62 / 731. Very little signs of use.  Not import-marked. PHOTOS . . . $975.   C&R     SOLD

U.S.A. "Automatic Ejecting" nickel-plated hammerless revolver with 3" barrel # 165225 (.32 S&W) manufactured by Harrington & Richardson in c.1910.  Good to Very Good condition, some flaking of nickel finish on frame. Five shot double-action only top-break revolver, bore strong and bright, "target-logo" grips intact.  Functional. PHOTOS . . . $200.      C&R