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saxman · 04-12-2005, 04:03 PM

Dwight; Thanks. In looking over Mr. Tinker's new '1920' polizei pistolen, I remembered that one source characterized all '1920's as 'Treaty of Versailles' guns, since Germany was forbidden under the treaty to re-arm. They produced guns for police use and used parts of different pistols to do it on some guns. That would describe mine. I may try to decipher the imprint of the marking on the inside of the front strap to see if it's police or military. In this case, would not the 1920, generally considered a property mark, become a date, marking the pistol as legitimately made under the treaty?

04-12-2005, 04:03 PM	#9
saxman User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 301 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Dwight; Thanks. In looking over Mr. Tinker's new '1920' polizei pistolen, I remembered that one source characterized all '1920's as 'Treaty of Versailles' guns, since Germany was forbidden under the treaty to re-arm. They produced guns for police use and used parts of different pistols to do it on some guns. That would describe mine. I may try to decipher the imprint of the marking on the inside of the front strap to see if it's police or military. In this case, would not the 1920, generally considered a property mark, become a date, marking the pistol as legitimately made under the treaty? __________________ You can lead 'em to the water, but you can't make 'em drink.