Australia was desperately short of weapons at the start of the war and issued a directive for any firearms to be "donated" to the government for the defense of Australia.
If that marking is authentic the pistol is possibly a WWI bring back that was turned in when WWII began.
It could have been inventoried and issued to a home guard or similar unit early in the war.
It's possible it was carried in combat by an Australian soldier but more likely it never left the country.
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