Unit S.Sch.II.453.

[Don M]

The II. in this marking indicates this was issued to the Schutzpolizei command stationed in Kiel (HWIS p. 138). The surviving mark is consistent with the format specified in the 1932 marking order. The earlier marking may have been from the same unit and consistent with the 1922 order. The frame has not been cut and drilled for a Walther (mag) safety, suggesting it was issued to a barracked Bereitschaft company.