Spring 2026 Premier Firearms & Militaria Auction
February 26th, February 27th, February 28th, and March 1st, 2026
This auction will feature an outstanding collection of items spanning multiple categories including Modern, Military, Sporting, & Antique firearms & militaria! Below is just a small grouping of select highlights from the massive offering to be featured in this upcoming sale!
EXCEPTIONALLY SCARCE, HIGH CONDITION, “SILESIA” MARKED FABRIQUE NATIONALE “EL CAPITAN” HIGH POWER SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL
25-442 | Cal. 9mm Luger | S# T253219
Bbl. 4 5/8″. One of very few “El Capitan” High Power semi-automatic pistols mfg. by Fabrique Nationale to incorporate the Post-1973 “FABRIQUE NATIONALE HERSTAL” name change on the slide legend, with most “El Capitan” pistols being built with earlier pattern marked slides, which included Browning’s importer information. The left side of the slide is marked “FABRIQUE NATIONALE D’ARMES DE GUERRE – HERSTAL – BELGIQUE/ BROWNING’S PATENT DEPOSE”. Left side of the forward trigger guard web is marked “SILESIA” (indicating importation into West Germany), with a faint Belgian commercial proof marked on the right (also present on the right side of the 2-piece bbl.). Metal components exhibit a blue finish overall, save for on the bbl., which is polished in-the-white. Slotted frame is mounted with 2-piece checkered black synthetic grips. Slide features an external extractor, with a dovetailed blade front sight, and tangent V-notch rear sight, graduated 50-500. All serialized parts are matching in the “stacked” fashion, and include the frame, slide, and bbl. MAGS: 1 blued 13-rd. mag., with blued button type floorplate. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: notes from Charles Wagner detailing this variation. PROVENANCE: The Estate Collection of Charles Wagner. (25-442/MLW)
STATUS: CURIO
