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Unread 11-02-2001, 12:56 PM   #22
Steve Lempitski
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Default Re: A Pretty Dreyse?

I'll try to post a picture of mine, (ugly as it is). The pistol has a latch on the back that when released, the top flips up for easy cleaning of the 'innards'. The problem with mine is that the latch is so worn, the top flips up during firing: which is not bad in my case because the striker sear is so worn, that if the top did not flip up after every shot, the pistol would go full auto! These pistols were issued to rear units in WW1, as far as numbers go 7.65 mm, (.32 auto), was quite common, a rare version exists in 9mm.



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