I wonder if these pistols were put together from Mauser spare parts for the "final push to victory" that led up to the Battle of the Bulge, Hurtgen forest, and the terrible battles on the Eastern Front. The German army tried to bulk up in size, to try and chew what had been bitten off. Large quanitys of armaments were obviously required. They might have assembled the stock-pile of spare parts to arm the reinforced/newly created forces.
Seems logical, Stevie.
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