1260 RARE CHINESE CONTRACT INGLIS MK.I* SEMI-AUTOMATIC

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[?]Live Online Auction Starts In 2025 May 08 @ 10:00 (UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT)
Category Firearms & Military
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Start Price 500.00 USD
Estimated at 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
PISTOL. Cal. 9mm Luger. S# 2CH1803. Bbl. 4 5/8". MK.I* High Power semi-automatic pistol mfg. by Inglis under contract for the Nationalist Chinese military. The left side of the slide is marked "MK. I*/ BROWNING FN 9MM HP INGLIS CANADA", with a Canadian proof marks on the right side of the frame and slide. Right side of the frame, slide, and bbl. exhibit the full S#, with the "CH" indicating mfg. for the Chinese contract. Metal components exhibit a parkerized finish overall, save for on the bbl., which is polished in-the-white. Frame is mounted with 2-piece checkered black synthetic grips. Thumbprint slide, with dovetailed blade front sight (rear face painted white) and V-notch tangent rear sight graduated 50-500. Frame is slotted for a stock attachment, with a lanyard ring mounted on the left side at the butt. All serialized parts are matching and include the frame, slide, and bbl. MAGS: 1 dull blued 13-rd. mag., with "JL" stamped on the front of the mag. body (upside down), and on the split tail floorplate. CONDITION: metal components retain the majority of their arsenal applied parkerized finish, exhibiting some areas of mild wear and thinning that show through to silvering, scattered superficial handling marks, as well as areas of light to mild pitting that are present in worn areas. Very bright bore, exhibiting scattered spots of mild pitting, while retaining well defined rifling throughout. Grips show light to mild smoothing, as well as some superficial marks from handling and storage, but otherwise remain sturdy and serviceable. PROVENANCE: the Estate Collection of Charles Wagner. (25-270/MLW). CURIO. $1,000-1,500.