2020 September Premier, Volume I

The Estate of William T. Prichard
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LOT 443
DWM Model 1920 Luger Semi-
Autmatic Carbine with Stock
- Serial no. 10, 7.65 mm Luger
Auto cal., 12 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut grips. Designed
as a lightweight and agile sporting arm for taking light game, the heart of the Luger
Carbine is an enlarged Luger pistol, with a steel hanger integrated into the front of the frame to serve as a
mount for a spring accelerator equipped forearm, which in turn helps properly cycle the extended barrel, and a 1908-style
stock lug on the back strap. Fitted with ramped polished bead front sight and 4-position sliding notch rear sight on the barrel.
The blank chamber is proofed “crown/N” on the left side, with a “GELADEN” marked extractor on the round-top bolt, “DWM”
marked front toggle, and knurled toggles. The left side of the frame is marked “MADE IN GERMANY”. The underside of the barrel
and receiver are numbered “10”, with “98” on the trigger, “20” on the rear toggle link, and “1./4014” on the magazine base and the
other components unnumbered. The furniture is checkered, with a schnabel-tipped forearm and a hardwood buttstock
with a checkered steel widow’s peak buttplate.
CONDITION: Fine as assembled (see above), with 75% of the blue finish, showing areas of brown and gray patina, a small
amount of pitting, and scattered handling and cycling marks. The wood shows some light dents and scuffs, with filler
material present around the mounting iron on the refinished buttstock. Mechanically fine.
Estimate: 3500 - 5500
LOT 444
World War I Imperial German DWM Model 1914 Navy Luger
Semi-Automatic Pistol with Navy Board Stock and Holster
- Serial no. 3862a, 9 mm Luger cal., 6 inch round bbl., blue finish,
checkered wood grips. This is a late WWI DWM Model 1914
German Luger pistol as issued to the Imperial German Navy. The model of 1914 is easily identified
as it lacks the grip safety and is dated over the chamber (1917) and again on the left frame rail and
left side of the front sight base. They also have the standard, longer 6 inch barrel with a fixed front
sight and the Navy, two position adjustable rear sight. The rear sight is graduated for 100 and 200
meters. It has the standard DWM monogram on the front toggle. The left side of the barrel and barrel extension are
both stamped with the appropriate “crown” and “crown/M” proofs. It comes with an original non-matching WWI Navy
magazine with the nickel-plated body and the unmarked Navy style wooden base. It has a blued metal finish, straw
colored smaller parts, and checkered walnut grips. The left grip is unmarked and the right grip has been marked on the
back side in white paint with “3862 NAVY”. It is complete with a non-matching serialized earlier production Navy walnut
board stock, with a blued attaching iron that is numbered, “7309/e”. It also includes a leather holster. The holster is stamped
on the inside with “LOHSOHNE/Berlin” and is complete with a reproduction takedown tool inside the holster.
CONDITION: Very fine with 85% plus of the original blue finish overall, edge and high spot wear, and blue loss on the side plate,
muzzle and front edges of the frame rails mixed with some browning/oxidation on the lower edges of the grip straps. The smaller
parts retain 50% of their original straw colors. The grips are also in very fine condition with nice distinct checkering and light
handling marks. The stock is in very good condition with light handling marks and scratches on the sides. The holster is in fair
condition with the stitching intact; however, the face of the leather shows age cracking and some of the surface leather flaking off.
Estimate: 3250 - 4750
LOT 445
DWM World War I German 1914 Artillery Luger Semi-
Automatic Pistol Dated 1916 - Serial no. 2628b, 9 mm cal., 8 inch
round bbl., blue finish, walnut grips. This pistol has the ‘fine tune’
nine-position adjustable rear sight and adjustable front blade sight.
The top of the chamber is dated “1916” and the “DWM” logo is on the toggle. The
right side of the barrel extension is marked with three crown over Gothic letter
proofs and the Imperial Eagle. The right rear of the barrel and left side of the breech block are also marked
with the Imperial Eagle. The complete matching serial number is marked on the left side of the barrel extension,
front of the frame and on the bottom of the of the barrel, with the partial number “28” marked on most of the
small parts including the locking block, sear bar assembly,
trigger and the inside of both grip panels. The bottom of the
barrel is marked with a “crown/M”, the safety and extractor
are properly marked and the back strap is remarked “M/
anchor/1183/N”. Rust blue finish with straw colored small
parts, unmarked nickel magazine with wooden bottom and
fitted with checkered walnut grips.
CONDITION: Very fine. The pistol retains 70% of the original
blue finish with a mottled gray patina forming on the barrel and a smooth mottled brown patina on the grip straps. There
is some high edge wear and some light spotting. The back strap has a questionable, added naval mark. Most of the original
straw color remains on the small parts. The grips are fine, with a few minor dings and nicks, and crisp checkering. The
markings are clear. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 2000 - 3000
LOT 446
Scarce Shoulder Stock for a
Borchardt Semi-Automatic
Pistol - Manufactured
without maker’s marks or serial
numbers, this is an excellent example of
a shoulder stock for a DWM Borchardt Pistol.
Much as the Borchardt was a
predecessor for the more
famous Luger pistol, the
Borchardt’s stock was the
forerunner for the later
Luger Artillery/Navy stock
arrangement, with a thin
but rugged board serving
as both the stock and a
BOTH SIDES PICTURED
mounting point for a leather holster, in contrast to the larger and more fragile Mauser arrangement.
The mounting hardware is blued steel, with a ribbed thumbscrew for tightening the stock onto
the lug, and a hardwood cheekpiece is mounted to the left side. The right side is contoured to
accommodate the holstered pistol, and is fitted with a steel mounting bracket for the included
shoulder strap.
CONDITION: Excellent, showing 90% plus original blue, some light dings and handling marks on the
very fine original wood. The leather is good and shows minor wear and cracking. This is one of those
accessories that you wish you would have purchased, because they don’t come up very often!
Estimate: 3000 - 5000