Hello Pete,
I know very well the pistol you mention. Actually this pistol is simply not finished. The owner bought this unfinished pistol together with some other pistols and spare parts when Mauser ceased the production in 1999.
The small parts are not gold plated but there is a gold plated line that follows the pistol.
I know this pistol because for a while I thought to buy it, but you see the price is quite high for an unfinished model.
This pistol is absolutely interesting because his serial number is in the range of the special production: 11.001000. This is why I was wondering to buy it.
In the end, I bought the Mauser Ivory Grips, now associated to my Mauser LP08, and the gold plated attaching iron. Another German collector bought the other parts with the purpose of finishing the pistol with special engraving.
Therefore the pistol is no longer available.
Hereafter another picture that shows the gold plated line of the pistol. In addition a photo of my LP08 that proudly wears the ivory grips that have belonged to the â??special productionâ? 11.001000.
Ciao
Mauro
