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Feamane · 12-25-2011, 11:39 AM

Hi,

I am interested in the KK markings as well since I own the pistol Bob sold. I would like to point out that on page 125 of "P.38 Magazines and Grips" de Vlieger, Clarin, and Roth put forth the theory that this marking is of Austrian, not Portuguese origin. If you don't have the book some of the authors are involved in a disscussion about this in this thread on the P.38 forum: http://forums.p38forum.com/forums/vi...=26179&start=0

It seems they have put some effort into researching this, and while they don't seem to have found the "smoking gun", they make a good case. On the other hand I've never seen anybody list the reasons why they think this is a Portuguese marking. Does anybody have sources that give more details about the Portuguese connection? I would like to be able to compare the information for both and see which has the stronger evidence.

Best regards,
DJ

12-25-2011, 11:39 AM	#17
Feamane User Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 11 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Hi, I am interested in the KK markings as well since I own the pistol Bob sold. I would like to point out that on page 125 of "P.38 Magazines and Grips" de Vlieger, Clarin, and Roth put forth the theory that this marking is of Austrian, not Portuguese origin. If you don't have the book some of the authors are involved in a disscussion about this in this thread on the P.38 forum: http://forums.p38forum.com/forums/vi...=26179&start=0 It seems they have put some effort into researching this, and while they don't seem to have found the "smoking gun", they make a good case. On the other hand I've never seen anybody list the reasons why they think this is a Portuguese marking. Does anybody have sources that give more details about the Portuguese connection? I would like to be able to compare the information for both and see which has the stronger evidence. Best regards, DJ