I have stayed out of the TK discussions because I really don't know what to think about them but this pistol seems to hold some clues - assuming the TK is genuine. The chamber obviously was scrubbed before application of the TK and 1920 property stamps. While it is possible that the TK stamp was applied much later than 1920, it seems more likely that the chamber was scrubbed in order to apply this stamp. There is no evidence that the government scrubbed manufacture dates in order to apply the 1920 property stamp. In fact, it would be illogical for them to do so. This indicates application of the TK by a non-governmental unit (Freikorps?) in 1920 or before.
The 1920 stamp indicates government ownership as of late 1920, suggesting that the pistol had been taken into government (probably police) inventory by then.
The grip strap marking from the Schupo of Stettin is a Type 3 marking conforming to the 1932 marking order. An earlier Type 2 police marking per the 1922 order may have been ground off. That the Type 3 marking is canceled and the gun never had a sear or mag safety are indicators that it was a Bereitschaftspolizei weapon and was transferred to the Landespolizei and then military in 1934-36.
In summary, if the TK marking is genuine (and I have no expertise regarding this), it appears to have been applied by some paramilitary unit immediately following WWI. This unit ground off the chamber date and probably the DWM logo. Soon after, the gun was absorbed by the police of Stettin where it remained in service until it was transferred, along with its owner, to the Landespolizei and eventually the military.
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