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Subject:
WW II German Officer's Pistol
Category: Miscellaneous Asked by: bobii-ga List Price: $10.00 |
Posted:
03 May 2004 16:39 PDT
Expires: 07 May 2004 17:25 PDT Question ID: 340578 |
My father brought back the above pistol when he returned from France at the end of WW II. It looks pretty much like any other GOP except for the following: The holster is black leather rather than brown, the caliber is 7.62 mm (.32 auto) and there is no manufacturer's name. It is hammerless and does have some strange (to me) markings including an "N" over which is a circle with a pentagram inside the circle and a tiny "+" over the circle. The serial number is #3113. No swastika anywhere on the pistol. I suspect it is part of a production run near the end of the war during which one would not be too likely to claim manufacturing rights or possibly the product of slave labor in the prison factories. My interest, other than familial, is due to my work in firearms training as a police firearms instructor. I wish I could pay more for this research but I live on a VERY modest VA Disability pension. Any information will be greatly appreciated. | |
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Subject:
Re: WW II German Officer's Pistol
From: corwin02-ga on 03 May 2004 18:23 PDT |
What you describe could be a Czechoslovakian CZ but without a picture i can't be sure |
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Re: WW II German Officer's Pistol
From: corwin02-ga on 03 May 2004 18:27 PDT |
Found a list that shows pictures of most post 1900 handguns , maybe you can point it out http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg00-e.htm |
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Re: WW II German Officer's Pistol
From: geewiz-ga on 04 May 2004 16:14 PDT |
The mark that you described sounds like a "Commercial Test Proof" mark. There is a CTP mark that is a large N with a crown above it (the crown has a + above it). Could this be what you are seeing? If there are any other marking on the pistol these would be helpful in identifying it. The holster also should have some markings on it that my help identify it and the pistol as well. The holster's markings are typically on the belt loop side but some are on the flap side. Look closely at these they could include a manufactures name (only on pre 1940 military holsters) or a 3 letter mfg. code. Some have dates and a which pistol that they were manufactured for. |
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