Australian Dept of Defence D/l\D on the receiver

rolandtg · 06-02-2024, 11:19 AM

Australia was desperately short of weapons at the start of the war and issued a directive for any firearms to be "donated" to the government for the defense of Australia.

If that marking is authentic the pistol is possibly a WWI bring back that was turned in when WWII began.
It could have been inventoried and issued to a home guard or similar unit early in the war.
It's possible it was carried in combat by an Australian soldier but more likely it never left the country.

06-02-2024, 11:19 AM	#5
rolandtg User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 482 Thanks: 405 Thanked 268 Times in 117 Posts	Australia was desperately short of weapons at the start of the war and issued a directive for any firearms to be "donated" to the government for the defense of Australia. If that marking is authentic the pistol is possibly a WWI bring back that was turned in when WWII began. It could have been inventoried and issued to a home guard or similar unit early in the war. It's possible it was carried in combat by an Australian soldier but more likely it never left the country.