Odd little .22

stefanosg · 12-29-2008, 06:05 PM

I picked up this odd little 22 the other day. I was hoping someone here may know a little more about it. Its a Romerwerk and I read that they were made around 1924-26.

Vlim · 12-29-2008, 06:23 PM

Hi,

Ian Hogg wrote a small part on them in his 'German Handguns' catalog. According to him these pistols were often delivered with 2 barrels, the longer target shooting barrel (as shown here) and a shorter 'self defense' barrel (also shown).

G.T. · 12-29-2008, 06:31 PM

hi to all, pretty neat little gun..probably well built, but couldn't compete with the large factories and bad economy of the time...kinda like, like, now!!

... Best to all.til...lat'r...GT

Dwight Gruber · 12-29-2008, 08:21 PM

Steven,

Could you please post detail pictures of all the proof marks? The visible c/B marks seem odd for a 1920s pistol manufactured in Suhl, and there may be something enlightening here.

--Dwight

stefanosg · 12-29-2008, 09:11 PM

Kewl, I love a mystery.

Dwight Gruber · 12-29-2008, 09:42 PM

Really, there are no other proofs, such as a c/U, or a c/G on the barrel??

--Dwight

stefanosg · 12-29-2008, 09:48 PM

Nope nothing else. The small barrel is serialized to match the rest of the gun. The only proofs are c/B.

12-29-2008, 06:05 PM	#1
stefanosg User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: East Central Florida Posts: 367 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 2 Posts	Odd little .22 I picked up this odd little 22 the other day. I was hoping someone here may know a little more about it. Its a Romerwerk and I read that they were made around 1924-26. __________________ "When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty."

12-29-2008, 06:31 PM	#3
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,525 Thanks: 1,321 Thanked 3,709 Times in 1,013 Posts	neat gun... hi to all, pretty neat little gun..probably well built, but couldn't compete with the large factories and bad economy of the time...kinda like, like, now!! ... Best to all.til...lat'r...GT

12-29-2008, 09:11 PM	#5
stefanosg User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: East Central Florida Posts: 367 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 2 Posts	Kewl, I love a mystery. __________________ "When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty."

12-29-2008, 09:48 PM	#7
stefanosg User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: East Central Florida Posts: 367 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 2 Posts	Nope nothing else. The small barrel is serialized to match the rest of the gun. The only proofs are c/B. __________________ "When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty."

12-29-2008, 06:23 PM	#2
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,990 Times in 1,205 Posts	Hi, Ian Hogg wrote a small part on them in his 'German Handguns' catalog. According to him these pistols were often delivered with 2 barrels, the longer target shooting barrel (as shown here) and a shorter 'self defense' barrel (also shown).

12-29-2008, 08:21 PM	#4
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	Steven, Could you please post detail pictures of all the proof marks? The visible c/B marks seem odd for a 1920s pistol manufactured in Suhl, and there may be something enlightening here. --Dwight

12-29-2008, 09:42 PM	#6
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	Really, there are no other proofs, such as a c/U, or a c/G on the barrel?? --Dwight