Factory Boosting ?

[Ron Smith]

I think Tom's on the mark here. Making use of parts available to get it salable for the export market. The 1920 property mark indicates that it was Gov't property for a short period after WWI. Then, probably surplused out. The Reichsmarine was reduced to a compliment of about 4000 officers and enlisted, so they had many more sidearms than they needed at the time.

Ron