1487 HIGHLY DESIRABLE, GERMAN OCCUPATION, FABRIQUE

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[?]Live Online Auction Starts In 2026 Nov 06 @ 10:00 (UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT)
Category Firearms & Military
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Start Price 1,000.00 USD
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NATIONALE HIGH POWER SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL WITH HOLSTER & CAPTURE PAPERWORK. Cal. 9x19mm. S# 149461. Bbl. 4 5/8". High Power semi-automatic pistol mfg. by Fabrique Nationale while under German occupation circa. December of 1942 to April of 1943. Left side of the slide is marked "FABRIQUE NATIONALE D'ARMES DE GUERRE/ HERSTAL BELGIQUE" above "BROWNING'S PATENT DEPOSE", as well as an eagle firing proof and Eagle/WaA140 proof (eagle proofs repeated on left side of frame, Eagle/WaA140 proof repeated on front surface of slide). Left side of the bbl. is marked with x2 Eagle/WaA140 proofs, with an eagle firing proof marked on the right. Metal components exhibit a blue finish overall, save for on the bbl., which is polished in-the-white. Frame is mounted with 2-piece checkered wood grips. Thumbprint slide features a fixed half-moon blade front sight and dovetailed U-notch rear sight. All serialized parts are matching via the full S# in the "stacked" fashion, and include the frame, slide, and bbl. MAGS: x2 blued steel 13-rd., each with a split tail floorplate and faint Eagle/WaA140 proof on the spine. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: brown leather holster mfg. by J.J. Shlayer, marked with an Eagle/WaA101 proof above the mfg. code and 2-digit year of mfg. "nka/ 43" on the closure flap (pistol and holster are housed within an unrelated Bernzomatic metal case). This example is also accompanied by capture paperwork dated "14 Feb 1946", listing this pistol by S# and indicating that this example was captured by 1st Sergeant John M. Brophy (Army S#: 33487403). CONDITION: metal components retain the majority of their original factory blue finish, exhibiting light to mild edge wear, some scattered spots of light surface oxidation, as well as some superficial handling marks overall. Grip straps show light to mild thinning fading to brown patina, with several spots of wear fading to gray. Rear grip strap exhibits some minor striations from prior cleaning. Bore is bright, exhibiting a consistent scattering of light to mild pitting, while retaining well defined rifling throughout. Proper manual mechanics. Grips show light smoothing to the checkering, as well as some minor superficial marks from handling and storage. Holster remains malleable, exhibiting a scattered spots and patches of light to mild age related cracking and crazing, with stitching remaining intact. A highly desirable German occupation High Power pistol with capture paperwork. PROVENANCE: From an Esteemed & Refined Private German Military Collection. (26-4065/MLW). CURIO. $2,000-3,000.