BOB ADAMS
COLLECTOR FIREARMS
P.O. BOX 23010, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87192 U.S.A.
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Pistols
03008. $ 695 (Curio & Relic) Available
Early Astra Model 300, Caliber .380ACP. Made in Spain for the German Military in WW II, and delivered in a shipment of 3,000 through France in December 1942. Marked with proper "WaA251" Nazi acceptance stamp. Mechanically excellent with bright bore. Excellent original blue finish which shows two patches of pitting (blood rust?) on the left side (see picture). Checkered wood grips are excellent with sharp diamonds. A very collectible example of a hard-to-find WW II era pistol with no importer marks. Only 63,000 delivered.
03010. $ 495 (Curio & Relic) Available
Astra Model 400 9mm Largo WWII era Military Pistol in the 101,xxx range with crisp Astra crest on slide. Excellent condition showing minor holster wear. 96% original blue and bright finished trigger and safety. Excellent bright bore and fine original checkered walnut grips with minor chip in left grip. Proper magazine. Mechanically excellent. Very nice example with no import marks. Manufactured in 1941/42. Nice original guns have become difficult to find in recent years. All matching numbers with no import marks.
03009. $ 1,095 (Curio & Relic) Available
Astra Nazi Contract Model 600 Pistol in Cal 9mm Luger. Made by Astra in Spain for German military use in WWII. Only 10,500 delivered before the route through France was cut off by allied advances. Serial 396x with proper "Eagle WaAD20" proof on frame. Mechanically excellent. VG bright bore. 94% or better military blue showing light holster and gripstrap wear. Might been sent back to Astra to be refurbished by postwar German police. An interesting pistol and a fine addition to a WWII collection. No import marks.
02916. $ 1,995 (Curio & Relic) Available
Roth-Steyr M1907 Pistol in 8mm Roth Scarce Austro-Hungarian WWI Era Cavalry pistol. Bore has crisp rifling with roughness. Excellent mechanical condition and works properly. Original finish rates at a crisp 94% with mostly holster wear along the left side along with some minor freckling. Made by Steyr in Austria. It also bears a 1910 Vienna acceptance mark. No importer marks. Exc. original wood grooved grips with a minor chip at disc. One of the best I've seen in years.
Revolvers
03015. $ 2,995 (Antique) Available
Rare Schlund Double-Trigger .476 Revolver made by Kynoch in Aston about 1887 on Schlund's 1885 patent. Serial 364 out of only 5-600 made. Kynoch leased the factory after Tranter retired in 1885 and Schlund managed the works. Only a few were made. Condition is antique excellent with 80% or more original blue with some patina and freckling. Fine walnut grips with most original finish. Mechanically excellent. Bore about good showing roughness, but very shootable. Marked "Patent Model" on top strap. Front sight height has been lowered.
03013. $ 850 Available
Lovely consecutive pair of older Italian Jager .357 Single Action Colt copy revolvers with suede-lined western holsters and double gunbelt. 6 1/2" barrels. Made in 1968. Single digit consecutive serials of 5 & 6! Only marked "I.G.I." on the barrel together with caliber and Italian proof marks. Excellent condition with no blue wear showing only minor cylinder turning, storage & handling marks. Mechanically excellent with perfect bores. Case hardened frame with blued steel trigger guard and backstrap. Walnut grips. No import marks!
03012. $ 495 (Antique) Available
Husqvarna Model 1887 7.5mm Nagant Swedish Service Revolver. Made for issue between 1887 and 1907. An early example (serial 8966) with deep high polish blue and strawed small parts. Overall condition is very good with perhaps 80% or more original high lustre blue showing appropriate service wear and blue loss. Matching numbers except for cylinder only 27 off. Regimentally marked "L. No. 5362". Mechanically excellent with perfect bright bore. Very good wood grips. A nice representative example of these early military revolvers.
03011. $ 850 (Curio & Relic) Available
Webley Mark V British Service Revolver. Originally .455, converted by the importer years ago to .45ACP using half-moon clips. Only 20,000 Mark V revolvers were issued in British Service. This is a very nice example dated 1914 with nearly all 98%+ original military blue with no gripstrap wear and minimum holster wear. Minor freckling present. Mechanically excellent with perfect bright bore. Sharp replacement grips with minor chips at the tip. Broad Arrow marking with military release marks.
03007. $ 595 (Curio & Relic) Available
Webley Military Mark IV .38 S&W Revolver made during WWII, and marked "War Finish" with British Military Broad Arrow marks. Condition is excellent with 95% or more original blue with minor handling & holster wear from service and a small dark shallow blemish on both sides of the frame back by the grip. Exc. grips show minor handling. Mechanically excellent with excellent bore. Matching numbers. A nice example with no import marks. These had long and honorable service with the British Military.
03003. $ 1,295 (Curio & Relic) Available
Classic Webley WWI Mark VI .455 Revolver. Still in the ORIGINAL .455 caliber! Made in 1916 and certainly used during WWI. Has the British Broad Arrow military property marking. Condition is excellent with nearly all original blue showing light holster wear and no gripstrap wear. Excellent bright bore. Mismatched cylinder, remainder matching. Fine original grips with no chips. Unaltered examples in this condition are hard to find! An excellent example of these historic WWI revolvers with no import marks.
03004. $ 595 (Curio & Relic) Available
Classic Webley Mark III 4" .38 S&W Revolver. One of the last made in the late 1930s. Condition is vg-excellent showing light holster/handling wear and typical English frecking. Excellent bright bore. Matching numbers including oversize walnut grips. Cylinder is a little loose on lockup, otherwise mechanically excellent. No importer marks.
03001. $ 595 (Curio & Relic) On Hold
Webley Mark IV .38 Revolver with 4" barrel. Parkerized finish with Israeli acceptance marks on the right side of the barrel. Overall condition is excellent with nearly all the original finish showing only light holster wear and the usual handling/storage marks. Matching numbers and excellent bright bore. Tight, crisp action. Fired little. Small import mark on underside of barrel. Very little is known about the Israeli contract which is marked with the Star of David and a circle with Hebrew tsadi.
Rifles
03014. $ 1,095 (Curio & Relic) Available
BSA Martini International Mark II .22LR Heavy target rifle. Built on the famous and simple Martini Dropping Block Action. Excellent+ bore. Metal has 99% original finish. Barrel show unusually high polish (possible refinish?). Tight action shows little use. Sound straight-grain walnut stock and forend show the usual handing and storage marks. Equipped with BSA standard PH-25B rear sight and PH-1 front sight and a brass sight insert holder (no extra inserts). Very nice condition for 50 year old rifle. Will make a great shooter!
03005. $ 395 (Curio & Relic) Available
BSA Model 12/15 Small Martini .22 rimfire action. Can be converted to center fire. Late example in very good condition. Clean and tight with some light pitting and much blue. Later improvement on the older 'cadet' action as follows: Factory drilled and tapped for receiver peep sight on rear tang. Side walls much thicker than cadet. Rear of receiver bored through so rifle can be cleaned from the breech. Pistol grip operating lever. Threaded pin to hold action together rather than split pin. Nice and tight. No importer marks.
Books
02825. $ 480 Books
C96 Gischichte & Modelle, Four volume set. Volume I, 1893-1903, Volume II, 1904-1915, Volume III, 1915-1922, and Volume IV, 1923-1945, by Kersten, Moll & Schmid. All four volumes in this series on the history and models of the famous "Broomhandle" C96 Mauser pistol. The historical and technical development is documented in detail by words and images. Extensive color and a few B&W photos with serial numbers shown. Large format, each with 190 pages. German language. All copies autographed by the author.
02885. $ 120 (Non-firearm) Books
C96 Gischichte & Modelle, Volume IV, 1923-1945, by Kersten, Moll & Schmid. The last volume in this series on the history and models of the famous "Broomhandle" C96 Mauser pistol. The historical and technical development is documented in detail by words and images. Extensive color and a few B&W photos with serial numbers shown. Large format with 190 pages. German language. All copies autographed by the author.
02884. $ 300 (Non-firearm) Books
The Borchardt & Luger Automatic Pistols, by Joachim Goertz and Dr. Geoffry Sturgess. 3 Volume set with nearly 2,000 color pages. Great color photographs! The most complete and authoritative account of Lugers ever published. Covers every aspect of Luger Pistols - history, variations, foreign contracts and rare examples. This is the new standard reference and is superior to all other Luger books. Includes DVSs with text for searching and poster size photos for close examination! Free Shipping!