INTERESTING GERMAN PISTOL CARBINE WITH FOLDING
BAYONET & DETACHABLE SHOULDER STOCK. Cal. 54. S# NSN. This pistol has 18" octagon to round barrel fitted with folding 12" bayonet that wraps under barrel and is held by sliding latch at rear and has spring locking block at muzzle. An aperture rear sight is on barrel tang which has some gold decoration. Lock with rounded plate is converted from flint and has panel sided hammer with back sliding safety. European walnut stock with carved bird's head grip also has relief carvings of scrolls and acanthus behind barrel tang. Steel furniture consists of chamfered side plate and trigger guard with very nicely relief engraved husk finial. A walnut detachable buttstock with volute carvings at juncture of velvet lined mounting cup is also fitted with leather cheek pad. It attaches to pistol with hook at bottom of grip and open eye screw at top. CONDITION: good. All iron is dark brown patina except lock which show some cleaning to silver. Stock is fair to good with old steel strap repair at grip; crest plate missing. Buttstock is also good with most of its original finish. Leather of cheek pad complete. Multi-groove rifled bore is good. Lock is good. (01-29790/MGM). ANTIQUE. $800-1,200.
[ translate ]BAYONET & DETACHABLE SHOULDER STOCK. Cal. 54. S# NSN. This pistol has 18" octagon to round barrel fitted with folding 12" bayonet that wraps under barrel and is held by sliding latch at rear and has spring locking block at muzzle. An aperture rear sight is on barrel tang which has some gold decoration. Lock with rounded plate is converted from flint and has panel sided hammer with back sliding safety. European walnut stock with carved bird's head grip also has relief carvings of scrolls and acanthus behind barrel tang. Steel furniture consists of chamfered side plate and trigger guard with very nicely relief engraved husk finial. A walnut detachable buttstock with volute carvings at juncture of velvet lined mounting cup is also fitted with leather cheek pad. It attaches to pistol with hook at bottom of grip and open eye screw at top. CONDITION: good. All iron is dark brown patina except lock which show some cleaning to silver. Stock is fair to good with old steel strap repair at grip; crest plate missing. Buttstock is also good with most of its original finish. Leather of cheek pad complete. Multi-groove rifled bore is good. Lock is good. (01-29790/MGM). ANTIQUE. $800-1,200.
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