Steyer 12.. in 9mm
 

I thought I share my Steyer 12. It is 9mm and marked with a German E/N Stamp. I believe that these were captured by the Army and converted to 9mm by changing the barrel, but the proof mark is commercial, I do not know why. :jumper:
Alf.

Hello,

I think all german used police-gun´s have a
commercial proof.

I own also a Steyr12 converted to 9 mm parabellum.
My gun has e/l and the same stamp´s than your M12

regards

Otto

"I think all german used police-gun´s have a
commercial proof."

Thank You, If it was used by the Army, would the proof mark be differnt?
Alf.

Does your M12 not have a e/l on the other side ?

Otto

Yes it has, it is E/L. :rolleyes: I didn't noticed it before.:thumbsup:
Alf.

Then you own a M12 used by the german police !

That´s why the re-chambered the gut from 9mm Steyr
to 9 mm Parabellum.

The triangle right beside the E/N proof is the
"Instandsetzungs-Stempel der Steyr Werke", sorry but I do not
know the english word for that.

Otto

Google Translator says - Stamp of the repair works Steyr :D

That will come close to what it is postino.

Otto

We live in an imperfect world... ;)

When I lived in Niagara Falls NY back in the 60's, my local gun shop had one of those in the display case...Maybe not 9mm Parabellum, but a Steyr-Hahn IIRC...Sure looked the same...

Sarco Brought in hundreds of these from Chile. They all had the Chilean crest on them. Nice shooters.

Hello,

Here is my chile M12.
That is a very early type of M12, it says "Steyr 1912 MOD 1911"
on the slide.

Otto

When the Sportsmans Guide was selling surplus Chilean Model 1895 Mausers, they showcased and identified this crest as "The famous crest of The Ludwig Lowe Company"

I wondered how a Vicuna and a Condor managed to make it onto a German company's crest..