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Details
A FINE 'N. NIEPER' PATENT .25 AUTOMATIC PISTOL BY OESTERR. WAFFENFABRIKS -GES. STEYR, NO. 5431
The inscription "N. NIEPER PATENT" appears on the right rear of frame, "OESTERR. WAFFENFABRIKS -GES STEYR" on the left, raised black plastic grips with "STEYR" banner, detachable magazine, contemporary Austrian proof marks, in its original carton with cleaning brush.
The inscription "N. NIEPER PATENT" appears on the right rear of frame, "OESTERR. WAFFENFABRIKS -GES STEYR" on the left, raised black plastic grips with "STEYR" banner, detachable magazine, contemporary Austrian proof marks, in its original carton with cleaning brush.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Rifles and Pistols, (red labels) with specific exceptions (blue and yellow labels), require a British Firearms Certificate or Export Licence. All are sold 'as found'.
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Further details
Enclosed in the carton is a police Firearms Notice from 1920 entitling the owner to hold the pistol as a trophy of the Great European War (1914 - 1918) without need of a full Firearms Certificate.