What do I have here?

JohnF · 03-12-2003, 12:08 PM

Thank you for your help guys - including correcting my mistake in posting one of the picture links - was that you John?
I don't have this pistol yet so I can't produce better photos of the right hand side but as far as I can see there are no proofs at all on the right and the vendor told me that too.
Am I right in thinking that it is an Erfurt proof under the barrel? I've lightened the photo a bit to show it better - see below.

If it is, given that the serial numbers all match, does this mean that this gun has been boosted or was it originally assembled like this by DWM using a left-over Erfurt proofed barrel with the serial number added at the time of manufacture? The C/N proof suggests Weimar to me and I think that the Erfurt arsenal was closed by then.
Additionally, I'm still very bad at reading script so could someone please tell me what block this comes from - the letter shows up better in the new photo. Any ideas on the likely date of manufacture?
As far as the mag goes, it certainly looks like a forced match but I have no idea if this is recent or done at the time. It looks pretty round to me and I have a slightly better photo below.

Was I right in describing this a comercial model or is there a better description that I should be using?
Finally, I really hope that someone can interpret the unit mark for me. Is it a police mark and, if so, from where. I originally thought of Koenigsberg but that's Kg - so maybe Karlsruhe?
Lots of questions I'm afraid but, what the heck, I joined the forum to learn...........

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03-12-2003, 12:08 PM	#4
JohnF User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: UK Posts: 167 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Thank you for your help guys - including correcting my mistake in posting one of the picture links - was that you John? I don't have this pistol yet so I can't produce better photos of the right hand side but as far as I can see there are no proofs at all on the right and the vendor told me that too. Am I right in thinking that it is an Erfurt proof under the barrel? I've lightened the photo a bit to show it better - see below. If it is, given that the serial numbers all match, does this mean that this gun has been boosted or was it originally assembled like this by DWM using a left-over Erfurt proofed barrel with the serial number added at the time of manufacture? The C/N proof suggests Weimar to me and I think that the Erfurt arsenal was closed by then. Additionally, I'm still very bad at reading script so could someone please tell me what block this comes from - the letter shows up better in the new photo. Any ideas on the likely date of manufacture? As far as the mag goes, it certainly looks like a forced match but I have no idea if this is recent or done at the time. It looks pretty round to me and I have a slightly better photo below. Was I right in describing this a comercial model or is there a better description that I should be using? Finally, I really hope that someone can interpret the unit mark for me. Is it a police mark and, if so, from where. I originally thought of Koenigsberg but that's Kg - so maybe Karlsruhe? Lots of questions I'm afraid but, what the heck, I joined the forum to learn...........