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09-11-2005, 09:16 PM | #1 |
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Steve,
Nice "scarce, if not rare" Police rework. Landj�¤gerei unit marks come second only to Reichswehr unit marks for my interests. Thanks for letting us see it. Ron
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Why would the barrel have "4" on it...
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Steve,
Ron's "Scarce, if not rare" is an understatement! To my knowledge, this may be the only extant example of a police unit mark from the Trier District. Thank you very much for posting these photos. May I have your permission to use it in future publications? I, too, will be very interested in hearing some expert opinions on all the other proofs and marks.
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Ron,
Your welcome. Don, Not a problem. I thought that you would be interested since you did not have another example. Pete, I don't know what the 4 on the barrel represents unless it is some sort of grade. The diameter 8.84 is somewhat unusual as you don't see many with this diameter. At least I haven't. |
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Started out life as a 1918 DWM LP-08.
Simson barrel. Left marks: Simson eagle/6 inspection stamp from 1920; 1920 Simson Revisions-Commision eagle/RC. Right barrel: Simson test proof, probably 1920; PTV "Police Armory" stamp (jury is still out on "Technical Police"). No inspection stamp on replacement rear toggle link, which is unusual. 4 is anomalous. The odd 8,84 land diameter could result from Simson manufacturing practices. --Dwight |
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