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Excellent Fabrique Nationale Semi-Automatic Pistols with Rare Combination Shoulder Stocks
The underside of the slide is numbered to match the frame, as is the blued steel mounting iron of the stock. The stock interior is cut to accommodate the pistol, a magazine (both normal and extended will fit) and a cleaning rod. Two magazines, one each of the standard “pistol” length and extended “carbine” lengths, are included, as is a blued steel cleaning rod.
CONDITION: Excellent, with 97% plus of the original blue finish, showing some light scratches on
the barrel, mild edge wear and other light handling marks. the grips are also excellent, with a few light dings on the checkering. The stock shows a small amount of wear and spotting on the iron, and some mild dings and scratches on the wood, and is generally excellent with 95% original bluing on the metal components and exceptional for a hollow-bodied stock holster. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 8,000 - 13,000
LOT 1593
Excellent Fabrique Nationale Model 1903 Semi- Automatic Pistol with Rare Matching Shoulder
Stock and Extended Magazine - Serial no. 52609, 380
ACP cal., 5 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut stock, plastic grips.
Developed in 1902 and also known as the “War Model”, the 1903
was a John Browning design that found military and police buyers, both contract and private purchase, across much of Europe, seeing active use into
the 1940s and even during a brief window in the 1980s as a Swedish stopgap between the
emergency retirement of the Lahti pistol and the acceptance of the Glock. As was the style of
the time a shoulder stock was optional, though with a novel mounting method; two rail slots are
cut into the bottom of the grip frame, and the stock slides onto the bottom, acting as an extended
magazine well for a long magazine. The magazine serves as a reinforcement for the stock, giving a significantly more rigid mounting that many other stocked pistols. Blade and notch sights, with the
two line FN address and Browning patent marks on the left side of the slide, Belgian proofs on the slide, barrel and frame, and a pair of checkered FN-marked grips, properly shortened to accommodate the rails.
LOT 1594
Excellent Pre-Occupation Belgian Fabrique Nationale Model 1935 High Power Semi-Automatic Pistol with Shoulder Stock -
Serial no. 37532, 9 mm cal., 4 3/4 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut stock, walnut grips. Made in Belgium prior to the German invasion in 1940, and properly devoid of the Occupation-era proofs. The standard three-line address and Browning patent markings are present on the left side of the slide, with “crown/PH” proofs on the left side of the frame and Liege proofs on the slide, frame and chamber and matching numbers on the same. Outfitted with blade front and tangent rear sights, a ring hammer, magazine well safety and a pair of checkered walnut grips. The included stock is of the “board” pattern, with a “C in box” stamp on the unnumbered iron, “crown/GC” on the left side, and a leather holster secured with brass rivets.
CONDITION: Excellent, with 97% plus original blue finish, showing some light edge and cycling wear overall. The grips are very good, with a few minor dings on the otherwise sharp checkering. The stock is also excellent, with a few stains and handling marks on the wood and leather and a small amount of verdigris buildup around the brass components. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 9,500 - 13,000
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