Hello Mike,
The wooden case with your Olympia pistol was probably made in the period 1938-1940. I suppose that the plate on the lid had the name of the owner and not necessarily the name of the dealer. With regards to Olympia pistols, the only dealer sticker I have noticed (in the inside of the lid) was from the Swiss dealer Glaser. Oddly, I have not noticed dealers stickers such as from Widforsee or A. F. Stoeger (who also sold the Olympia pistol in 1939, according to their company catalog).
It is my theory the Olympia pistol production stopped in 1939 or early 1940 at the beginning of WWII. Even though I have two Olympia pistols with original dealer receipts dated 1940 and 1941, these two pistols were probably produced in 1938 and delivered at later dates to the dealers.
I hope this information is helpful to you.
Cheers,
Albert
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