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French S.A.C.M. Model 7.65mm 1935A Pistol

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 800.00 USD
French S.A.C.M. Model 7.65mm 1935A Pistol
Due to COVID-19 the sale will be conducted Online Only with no in-person bidding available. The sale is scheduled to start one hour earlier at 9am Mountain Time.
For your consideration is a French S.A.C.M. Model 1935A 7.65mm pistol. The Pistolet automatique modèle 1935A also known as the French Model 1935A, is a semi-automatic pistol designed by Charles Petter, chambered for the 7.65mm Longue cartridge. It was developed to compete in the 1935–1937 French military trials conducted by the Commission d’Experiences Techniques de Versailles to select a new sidearm. The pistol won the 1935–1937 competition to produce the new French military sidearm; a different pistol in the competition was the similarly named Pistolet automatique modèle 1935S. Initial production of the 1935A began in 1937, and the pistol began delivery to the French Army in late 1939, with a total of about 10,700 pistols built before German forces occupied the SACM factory in the summer of 1940. The S.A.C.M. shows a significant amount of holster wear along the slide. The left side of the frame is stamped “Mo. 1935A – 1738A S.A.C.M.” The firearm is fit with black plastic checkered grips. Serial Number: 1738A. This firearm qualifies as a Curio & Relic, and requires FFL Transfer or NICS Background Check.