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Rear Frame well. Notice the machining tell-tale marks which differ from other manufacturers:
The
hold open.
( Edited per Ron Wood's excellent comment below) The hold open was re-introduced in 1912, as the original Miliary contract for the P 08 did not include this feature. This hold open is military serialized:
Serailzation of the
trigger can be seen with the sideplate removed:
The
interior of the sideplate. Notice the rougher machining marks.
The
safety bar as serialized with the last two digits of the serial number digits. This is common:
The
rear of the frame, GESICHERT and thumb safety:
On top of the Thumb Safety, please note the 1mm correct military serialization:
Lower down the frame, note the correct relief of the trigger guard as a shallow "V":
