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Originally Posted by kubel
I sincerely doubt those are "kill" marks. Pistols were issued primarily for self defense, not as an offensive weapon such as a sniper rifle. Besides, any German who turned over a pistol with "kill" marks notched in the grip were sure to end up as the next "kill" mark.
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Ordinarily, I would agree. We are, however, talking about the sidearm of a representative of an extremely brutal regime. "Kill" marks would not be entirely out of place here and I am quite sure that the prospect of being captured would not have prevented any member of this regime from "keeping score", especially early in the war.
Another posibility are cuts from a particular ring from a left handed shooter?