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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.

Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 03 May 2004 20:06 PDT
Can you post several detailed photos of the handgun on the internet
and then tell us where they are so we can examine them?

tutuzdad-ga

Clarification of Question by bobii-ga on 04 May 2004 22:30 PDT
Good point re photos. Will get pics and post asap. Thx, RRW.
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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
Subject: 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
Subject: 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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