Loading / take down tools for review

velodog455~ · 09-27-2023, 11:57 AM

- I'm no expert but here is what I think I know.

- Most, but not all fakes tend to be closer to 3mm in thickness.

- I think your e/655 loading tool is probably more correct than e/135

- My understanding, which might be faulty, is that the e/655 was used on 1939 P.08's through at least 1941

- Both tools are Mauser, to the best of my knowledge.

- I have an oddity that I am trying to sort out. I have a 2.5mm thick loading tool with e/WaA140, which is a FN/Herstal waffenamt, and I have never seen anything to suggest that the FN made these loading tools, although I guess anything is possible late in the war. Could be a fake, but a dumb one. Without trying to hijack the thread, any helpful comments on this would be welcome.

09-27-2023, 11:57 AM	#3
velodog455~ User Join Date: Aug 2023 Posts: 100 Thanks: 28 Thanked 90 Times in 52 Posts	- I'm no expert but here is what I think I know. - Most, but not all fakes tend to be closer to 3mm in thickness. - I think your e/655 loading tool is probably more correct than e/135 - My understanding, which might be faulty, is that the e/655 was used on 1939 P.08's through at least 1941 - Both tools are Mauser, to the best of my knowledge. - I have an oddity that I am trying to sort out. I have a 2.5mm thick loading tool with e/WaA140, which is a FN/Herstal waffenamt, and I have never seen anything to suggest that the FN made these loading tools, although I guess anything is possible late in the war. Could be a fake, but a dumb one. Without trying to hijack the thread, any helpful comments on this would be welcome. Last edited by velodog455~; 09-27-2023 at 04:10 PM.