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Ryan,

Here is an example of unit markings in the same location as yours. I don't know what these mean either, but they may be residual markings indicating an Ulan regiment, or an Unteroffizierschule, or a city/district police marking that begins with "U." These particular markings are on a police issue Steyr Hahn that was reworked in 1940 - 41 and has the Deutsche Polizei Eagle/L mark on the right frame along with the original 1918 Austrian date of manufacture. These Steyr-Hahn pistols are shown in the 1941 German "Waffentechnischer Lietfaden f�¼r die Ordnungspolizei" as the Steyr-Pistole M 12 but German police unit markings were out of use by that date, so they are probably from an earlier time, as are yours.

I hope this helps.

George