Burnoutbound, you have a cool pistol. It was manufactured and probably issued in 1912. Based on my limited knowledge of unit markings, it was first issued to a Bavarian unit, possibly the 1st Infantry Regiment and later saw service after WWI with Weimar Army or Reichswehr. The latter service seems to have been with an Artillery unit. The real puzzel for me is the "H" in the first unit marking; it could be reference to a howitzer unit in some method unique to the Bavarians...I just don't know and have none of my reference material at hand. Good gun, hang on to it.
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