Product Details
LOEWE
A RARE 7.65X25mm C93 'SYSTEM BORCHARDT PATENT' SELF-LOADING PISTOL, serial no. 245,
7 1/2in. sighted barrel, receiver-ring marked 'WAFFENFABRIK LOEWE BERLIN' and the side of the receiver marked 'SYSTEM BORCHARDT PATENT', the toggle marked 'D.R.P. NO. 75837', chequered walnut grips, and wood-based magazine with matching serial number (dull grey discoloured patina throughout, mechanism weak).
Other Notes: Out of a total production of around 3,000 pistols only approximately 800 were made by Ludwig Loewe & Cie between 1894 and 1896.
Estimate £2,000-3,000
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