*VERY RARE U-BOAT ISSUE DWM 1906 NAVY 1ST ISSUE ALTERED LUGER.

*VERY RARE U-BOAT ISSUE DWM 1906 NAVY 1ST ISSUE ALTERED LUGER. SN 3828A. Cal. 9mm. 6″ bbl with 2-position Navy rear sight, DWM scroll on center toggle link, grip safety, Navy “Crown/M” proofs on left receiver and bottom of bbl. Thumb safety has been altered by removing “Gesichert” (safe, most 1st issue Navy were altered in this way) from under the lower position and adding it to below the upper position. All numbered parts are matching including the grips which have been recently numbered and the right grip still retains the orig number. Rear grip strap is stamped “U.A./57” below the grip safety indicating that this gun was the 57th weapon issued to Unterseeboots Abteilung. This was the unit assigned to U-Boats in WWI. Checkered walnut grips, unnumbered Crown/M Navy mag with concentric rings in the wood bottom. CONDITION: Excellent. Gun retains about 90% blue and 25% straw with minor light pitting and scattered areas of deep pitting (common for Navy guns that spent time exposed to saltwater). Grips are lightly worn with a few minor chips & nicks and faint wood grain that is still visible. Mag body has areas of light pitting, the bottom is excellent with a few minor dings & gouges. Bore is worn with light pitting. An extremely rare orig Navy Luger with a unit marking for the Kaiserliche Marine. 4-42380 BS55 (8,500-12,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1087	$0.00	VERY RARE U-BOAT ISSUE DWM 1906 NAVY 1ST ISSUE ALTERED LUGER. SN 3828A. Cal. 9mm. 6″ bbl with 2-position Navy rear sight, DWM scroll on center toggle link, grip safety, Navy “Crown/M” proofs on left receiver and bottom of bbl. Thumb safety has been altered by removing “Gesichert” (safe, most 1st issue Navy were altered in this way) from under the lower position and adding it to below the upper position. All numbered parts are matching including the grips which have been recently numbered and the right grip still retains the orig number. Rear grip strap is stamped “U.A./57” below the grip safety indicating that this gun was the 57th weapon issued to Unterseeboots Abteilung. This was the unit assigned to U-Boats in WWI. Checkered walnut grips, unnumbered Crown/M Navy mag with concentric rings in the wood bottom. CONDITION: Excellent. Gun retains about 90% blue and 25% straw with minor light pitting and scattered areas of deep pitting (common for Navy guns that spent time exposed to saltwater). Grips are lightly worn with a few minor chips & nicks and faint wood grain that is still visible. Mag body has areas of light pitting, the bottom is excellent with a few minor dings & gouges. Bore is worn with light pitting. An extremely rare orig Navy Luger with a unit marking for the Kaiserliche Marine. 4-42380 BS55 (8,500-12,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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