What is this one worth

Dwight Gruber · 07-28-2011, 05:09 PM

This pistol is an Alphabet Commercial. The letter suffix is overstamped with a crown, obliterating what looks like an s or a t. There are a few examples known with this crown overstamp; the examples I have recorded are Police guns. The fact that it is 9mm means that it was rebarrelled, and the c/N on the barrel indicates that it was proofed by the civilian proof house in Berlin. The 9mm caliber with the civilian proof means that it was probably rebarrelled for use by the police, although there are no other police characteristics to confirm this.

--Dwight

07-28-2011, 05:09 PM	#11
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	This pistol is an Alphabet Commercial. The letter suffix is overstamped with a crown, obliterating what looks like an s or a t. There are a few examples known with this crown overstamp; the examples I have recorded are Police guns. The fact that it is 9mm means that it was rebarrelled, and the c/N on the barrel indicates that it was proofed by the civilian proof house in Berlin. The 9mm caliber with the civilian proof means that it was probably rebarrelled for use by the police, although there are no other police characteristics to confirm this. --Dwight