Reattach Dutch Unit Plate

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Yes, they did.

They could either buy directly from the army, what most of them did. But they could also purchase their pistol on the commercial market.

There is a nice account of an officer who bought a german P08 and had it checked at the arsenal. The bore was shot out, so the pistol was unservicable. To his enjoyment, the arsenal bought it from him for more than he had paid.