Hi,
The Dutch had a large colony in the East-Indies and a naval and army presence as a result. The Japanese captured the Dutch colonies, the start of a horrific period for those who were interned in Japanese POW camps. Many starved as a result of abuse, malnutrition and the diseases associated with these bad conditions. The equipment was seized by Japanese troops and the pistols would have found their way across the pacific theatre as a result.
Dutch KNIL and Navy contracts are very well documented, so if you have a serial number we can determine the timeframe in which it was made.
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