Superior-Quality and Historically-Significant Firearms Hit Their Targets at Morphy's May 12-14 Firearms & Militaria Auction

Morphy's May 12-14 Firearms & Militaria Auction in Denver, Pa., highlighted historical firearms of superior quality. The top lot was the first-ever DWM 1900 Swiss Luger semi-automatic pistol, built in May 1901 with serial 01, which sold for $307,500. A Singer Model 1911A1 .45 ACP pistol from 1940 fetched $184,500, and a circa-1994 Purdey .410 SLE shotgun with case sold at $150,000. A Colt 1921/28 Navy Thompson with US Navy markings realized $130,380, while a Billistics-registered HK 91A3 reworked into HK23E exceeded estimates at $123,000. The sale also honored the Revolutionary War’s 250th anniversary.