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Vlim · 11-14-2006, 10:35 AM

Hi,

The East-Germans used suppliers numbers, kinda like the Germans used the 3-letter codes before and during the war. The East-German supplier numbers (lieferernummer) were 4-digits long. '1001' was the number assigned to the former Haenel works.

Haenel also produced a version of the Walther PP/PPK, dubbed 'pistole 1001', again referring to Haenel as manufacturer.

I have not heard of a proper explanation of the '2' on the magazine, but my best guess is that it's there to distinguish between the magazine of the Pistole 1001 and that of the P08.

11-14-2006, 10:35 AM	#5
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,990 Times in 1,205 Posts	Hi, The East-Germans used suppliers numbers, kinda like the Germans used the 3-letter codes before and during the war. The East-German supplier numbers (lieferernummer) were 4-digits long. '1001' was the number assigned to the former Haenel works. Haenel also produced a version of the Walther PP/PPK, dubbed 'pistole 1001', again referring to Haenel as manufacturer. I have not heard of a proper explanation of the '2' on the magazine, but my best guess is that it's there to distinguish between the magazine of the Pistole 1001 and that of the P08.