Mauser Artillery 1945-6 - #855- French assembled at Oberndorf

[rpbcps]

Don,
I understand the smiley face in the title. When I found the Mauser P08 variant, which had been assembled from parts in the Mauser factory under French occupation, I was more than happy, and the seller, (D&B Militaria in the UK), did not know what they had, once again. The example in my collection is the second type and bears the Austrian Army "BH" stamp, and sadly, the EU deactivation stamp too!

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by rpbcps

The example in my collection is the second type and bears the Austrian Army "BH" stamp, and sadly, the EU deactivation stamp too!

That is the first 'deactivation stamp' I've seen here. Could we get a better pic of it for the FAQ???

[rpbcps]

Originally Posted by sheepherder

That is the first 'deactivation stamp' I've seen here. Could we get a better pic of it for the FAQ???

I am on my way back to work in North Africa now, so I am not in a position to send you a better picture for the moment. Once I am back in the UK in about 5 - 6 weeks, I can let you have some examples though. Both pre EU and current EU specification, I have a few in my collection:

1. DWM Imperial German Navy Model P04/06 Parabellum
2. DWM Bulgarian Contract M11 (P08) Parabellum
3. DWM 1911 K.N.I.L Contract M.11 Parabellum
4. DWM Model 1908/14 Parabellum
5. DWM 1918 Lange-Pistole 08
6. DWM 1927 K.N.I.L Contract M.11 Parabellum
7. DWM Police Model 1908/14 Parabellum
8. Waffenfabrik Bern Ordonnanzpistole 1906 Parabellum
9. DWM Finnish Contract m/23 Parabellum
10. Mauser 1934 Contract Persian Model 1314 Lange Pistole 08
11. Waffenfabrik Bern Ordonnanzpistole 1906/29 Parabellum
12. Mauser Model 1908/14 Parabellum (French Occupation Manufacture).

I also have some Thompsons, including a Model of 1921.
The gun laws in Europe are getting more draconian all the time.

[DonVoigt]

When you get back, please start a new thread on European Deactivation.
We are all interested , but they have nothing to do with a 1946 Mauser Artillery.

The new thread can then be made a sticky!

Originally Posted by rpbcps

I am on my way back to work in North Africa now, so I am not in a position to send you a better picture for the moment. Once I am back in the UK in about 5 - 6 weeks, I can let you have some examples though. Both pre EU and current EU specification, I have a few in my collection:

1. DWM Imperial German Navy Model P04/06 Parabellum
2. DWM Bulgarian Contract M11 (P08) Parabellum
3. DWM 1911 K.N.I.L Contract M.11 Parabellum
4. DWM Model 1908/14 Parabellum
5. DWM 1918 Lange-Pistole 08
6. DWM 1927 K.N.I.L Contract M.11 Parabellum
7. DWM Police Model 1908/14 Parabellum
8. Waffenfabrik Bern Ordonnanzpistole 1906 Parabellum
9. DWM Finnish Contract m/23 Parabellum
10. Mauser 1934 Contract Persian Model 1314 Lange Pistole 08
11. Waffenfabrik Bern Ordonnanzpistole 1906/29 Parabellum
12. Mauser Model 1908/14 Parabellum (French Occupation Manufacture).

I also have some Thompsons, including a Model of 1921.
The gun laws in Europe are getting more draconian all the time.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

When you get back, please start a new thread on European Deactivation. The new thread can then be made a sticky!

With pics of the markings and the physical deactivation itself.

[rpbcps]

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

When you get back, please start a new thread on European Deactivation.
We are all interested , but they have nothing to do with a 1946 Mauser Artillery.

The new thread can then be made a sticky!

Don,
sorry to rain on your parade, that was not my intention, when I originally posted the pictures of my 1946 Mauser P08!

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by rpbcps

Don,
sorry to rain on your parade, that was not my intention, when I originally posted the pictures of my 1946 Mauser P08!

Not a problem, subject deserves its own thread.
Like I said, we all would like to see what we really would not wish to see.