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In fact, if this SA Gruppe was stationed at the Naval Station in Bremen. It makes even more sense that they would have their weapons property marked, in order to distinguish them from Navy issue, or to keep them from being comshawed by the Navy personnel.
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Hello,
I agree with Ron, the "SA der NSDAP" marking is legit and you can find a similar marking as example on the stock of KKW training rifles from the Sturmabteilung (SA).
But there doesn't have to be a connection to the Navy, as the SA-Gruppe Nordsee covers a larger area and they had various branch of service.
In the SA-Gruppe Nordsee are the following Brigade:
Brigade 62 (Unterweser)
Brigade 63 (Ostfriesland)
Brigade 64 (Osnabrück)
Brigade 162 (Minden)
Brigade Marine 2 (Navy 2)
In the SA-Brigade Marine 2 are the following Standarten:
Standarte Marine 15 located in Bremen
Standarte Marine 89 located in Bremerhaven
Standarte Marine 116 located in Wilhelmshaven
Even without Kriegsmarine connection, because of the style I could imagine a armorer of the Naval Station in Wilhelmshaven marked this Pistole 08 for the SA to distinguish them from Navy issue. Maybe the pistol was property of the SA-Brigade Marine 2 and if they have together a maneuver, they would want to prevent an inadvertent exchange with such a marking.
Regards,
Stephan