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ASTRA 900 BOLO GRIP HOPE CHAMBER SERIAL #12X CIRCA 1927. UNIQUE, CARVED NUDE WOMAN WITH OAK LEAVES & VINES WALNUT STOCK. FANTASTIC, EXTREMELY RARE!!
Guns International #: 101182876 Seller's Inventory #: 006498
Category: Mauser Pistols - Broomhandle - Military Pistols - Non-US
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Seller: BAUMASSOC
Member Since: 6/9/10
State: Wisconsin
Country: United States
Phone: (262) 783-9828
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Seller: Private Seller
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Description:
ASTRA 900 HOPE CHAMBER BOLO GRIP BROOMHANDLE. SERIAL #12X C.1927-28 7.63MM 140MM BBL. MATCHING STOCK. EARLIEST KNOWN!!! EXTREMELY RARE!
ASTRA 900 BOLO GRIP HOPE CHAMBER SERIAL #12X 7.63MM 140MM BBL
EXTREMELY RARE!
LOWEST KNOWN SERIAL NUMBER!!
CIRCA 1927-28
7.63MM CALIBRE
140MM BARREL
ONE LINE ADDRESS...SEE PICS.
EXTREMELY EARLY PRODUCTION!!
EARLIEST KNOWN SERIAL NUMBER!!!
CLEAR PROOF MARKINGS ON RECEIVER AND BARREL...SEE PICS.
CLEAR FRAME STAMP “GUERNICA SPAIN 1928”…SEE PICS.
CLEAR MATCHING SERIAL NUMBER ON GRIP FRAME…SEE PICS...WITH ORIGINAL GREASE :)
CLEAR MATCHING SERIAL NUMBER INSIDE JEWELED RECEIVER ACTION PLATE…SEE PICS...WITH ORIGINAL GREASE :)
CLEAR MATCHING SERIAL NUMBER ON MAGAZINE FLOOR PLATE…SEE PICS.
ORIGINAL FINISH AT APPROX. 80-85% WITH GRAY PATINA….SEE PICS.
SMALL RING HAMMER…SEE PICS.
SAFETY LEVER KNOB WITHOUT THROUGH-HOLE...SEE PICS.
50-1000 METER TANGENT REAR SIGHT...SEE PICS.
LANYARD LOOP AND RING BOTH PRESENT...SEE PICS.
ORIGINAL, GROOVED, WORN GRIPS…SEE PICS.
OUTSTANDING STOCK!!!
MATCHING NUMBERED & FITTED WALNUT HOLSTER STOCK WITH UNIQUE, HIGH-RELIEF, DEEPLY-CARVED “OAK LEAVES & VINE” CARVING, SURROUNDING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL RECLINING FEMALE NUDE FIGURE…IN EXCELLENT CONDITION!...SEE PICS.
ORIGINAL LEATHER HARNESS...SEE PICS.
BORE SHOWS MODERATE WEAR.
RIFLING REMAINS DISTINCTIVE!
THERE IS NO DARKNESS, RUST OR PITTING TO THE BORE!!!
LOWEST KNOWN SERIAL NUMBER!!!
THIS GUN WAS OBTAINED DIRECTLY FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPORTING THIS GUN AND MANY OTHER THOUSANDS OF MILITARY WEAPONS FROM EUROPE AND CHINA DURING THE 1970'S & 1980'S.
MY FRIEND HAD ONE OF THE FINEST MILITARY COLLECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES.
THIS EXTREMELY RARE GUN WAS PART OF THAT COLLECTION.
MANY OF THE GUNS FEATURED AND PICTURED IN JOE SCHROEDER'S MAUSER BROOMHANDLE BOOKS WERE LENT TO JOE BY MY COLLECTOR FRIEND.
THIS ASTRA 900 IS FANTASTICALLY RARE!!! …AS IS THE UNIQUELY CARVED STOCK!!
THIS IS THE EARLIEST KNOWN ASTRA 900 BOLO GRIP HOPE CHAMBER!!!!
Price: $5,699.00
Curio/Relic: Yes
Manufacturer: ASTRA
Model: 900 BOLO GRIP HOPE CHAMBER
Serial Number: 12X
Caliber Info: 7.63MM
Bore: EVEN WEAR, WITH DISTINCT RIFLING
Condition: 80-85% OVERALL, WITH PATINA
Metal Condition: VERY GOOD PLUS, OVERALL
Wood Condition: ORIGINAL GRIPS, WORN
Bore Condition: WORN, WITH DISTINCT RIFLING
Barrels: 140MM
Action: SEMI-AUTOMATIC
Stock: CARVED WALNUT WITH OAK LEAVES & VINES AND NUDE WOMAN
Finish: 80-85% PATINA
Sights: 50-1000 METER REAR TANGENT SIGHT
Manufacture Date: c. 1927-28