2020 September Premier, Volume I

BOTH SIDES PICTURED
LOT 441
Exceptional and Desirable DWM Model 1906 Second Issue Navy Luger Semi-Automatic Pistol - Serial no.
541b, 9 mm cal., 6 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut grips. This is a exceptional example of a highly desirable DWM Model
1906 Second Issue Navy Luger. About 2,000 Second Issue Navy Lugers were manufactured and fall in the 9000a to 998b
serial number range. The pistol has the standardized “GESICHERT” marking on the upper safety position. It also has the correct
blank chamber, and the left side of the barrel extension is marked with a single “crown” proof followed by two “crown/M” German Navy
proofmarks. The barrel is stamped with a “crown/M” proof on the bottom, a “crown” proof on the left side along with the matching serial number and letter suffix. A “crown”
proof is stamped on the left side of the breechblock, and the front toggle link is marked with the DWM scroll. It is fitted with a six-inch barrel, two-position Navy adjustable
rear sight and a stock lug. Excluding the magazine, external numbers are matching, with additional
matching numbers on the trigger, extension, and toggle assembly. Fitted with straw finished small
parts, niter blue pins and springs, checkered grips and a correct replacement nickel finished magazine
with a concentric ring decorated wood base numbered “5429”.
CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, with 95% of the original blue finish, showing bright wear on the high
edges, a few scratches on the sideplate, left side of the frame, and gripstraps, mild spotting and light
handling marks. 70% of the refinished straw color (over light pitting) is present on the small parts. The grips
are very fine, with some dings and dark spots. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 5000 - 7500
BOTH SIDES PICTURED
GERMAN SUBMARINE U-889
LOT 442
Historic World War II Mauser “41/byf” P.08 Black Widow Luger Semi-
Automatic Pistol with Holster, Documented as the Captured Sidearm of
a German U-Boat Officer - Serial no. 9159q, 9 mm cal., 4 inch round bbl., blue
finish, plastic grips. Two pieces of documentation are included with this pistol.
The first is a 1949 British Columbia small arms registration form, identifying this
pistol by serial number (sans suffix, but otherwise matching) as a souvenir owned
by Theodore Allen Coney, then a logger in Port Alberni. The second piece is a
letter signed by Coney, where he relates the story of how he got the pistol. During
World War II, Coney was an Able Seaman aboard the HMCS Buckingham, a Riverclass
frigate with the Royal Canadian Navy. In May of 1945, along with the HMCS
Inch Arran, Buckingham was responsible for boarding and securing the submarine
U-889 off Newfoundland in preparation for their official surrender. Coney was one of
the boarders, tasked to neutralize the u-boat’s deck gun and discard their small arms.
During this process, he supplied an unnamed Kriegsmarine officer cigarettes, and was
invited by the officer to retain his service Luger instead of tossing it overboard. Blade
front and notch rear sights, the “41” date on the chamber and “byf” factory code on
the front toggle link. “Eagle” firing proofs are present on the barrel, breech block and
HMCS BUCKINGHAM
extension, and the barrel and
extension are also stamped
with “eagle/655” proofs. Full
blue finish, with checkered
“black widow” style grips.
Two blued magazines with
alloy bases are included,
one numbered to match
(with “+” spare magazine
mark), and the other
numbered to a different
Luger. Includes a black
leather holster marked “DLU/1942” and “WaA641” on the back and a trimmed-down flap and body. Comes with Michael Hadley’s “U-Boats against Canada”, a second BC small
arms registration form showing Theodore Allen Coney was still the owner of this pistol in 1964, a partial original WWII period newspaper article reporting the capture of U-889,
and a November 1995 issue of “The Bulletin Chief & Petty Officers’ Association” detailing the surrender of U-889. U-889 was eventually scuttled in late 1947 after the U.S. Navy
used it for torpedo trials off New England.
CONDITION: Fine, with 70% of the original blue finish, showing bright wear on the edges and high points, scattered minor spotting, a mixed brown/gray patina on the grip straps, and mild handling marks. The grips are also fine,
with some minor dings. The holster is modified, with mild scuffs and cracks. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 3500 - 5500
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