A tired old Soldier…

[ieyres]

Many thanks for the replies, to answer a few questions….

No idea where the other Gun is, but it would be very interesting to find out. Apparently it's not in as good condition as this one, they definitely would look good together. I guess Mueller is a pretty common name in Germany, but it’s a name I'll keep an eye out for.

I've had a quick look at the circle S thread, very interesting.

Re the working toggle , unfortunately the chamber is very full with a large lump of metal to stop any bullet being chambered, UK deactivation laws are pretty unsympathetic to historical firearms

Re Tom's post about the type of pistols issued to bomber (or I guess in this case fighter) crews. I'd not heard that & its something I plan to do some research on. Does anyone know if it was common for any police pistol to be reissued to any of armed forces at this time? I don’t know enough about the period to know if German weapons were in very short supply in 1940. I know the British army was short after the loss of so many left behind at Dunkirk.

Some more close up pictures are below, not sure how good they will be as the pitting is pretty severe under the barrel & on the side of the frame. The barrel to frame alignment witness mark is still pretty clear when the gun is held in the right position. Any ideas on the mark on the front of the trigger guard?

Does anyone have a rough production date for this pistol?

Thanks again for all the comments; the internet is a wonderful tool…….