Post war Mauser question

mauro · 10-23-2002, 05:00 PM

It is possible to find "French" P08 with or w/o date on the chamber. Usually the military marks are not present. On the right site a star is present with 3 digits. It is possible to find, also, a eagle/N insted of the star. There are some other little differences. Usually all pistol parts are black. The quality is not so good.
These pistol were used by French army and "Gendarmerie" (Military police) up to 1960.
The caliber is 9mm.
I tried to contact Army archives in order to have some documents for my book but the answer was that this archive are not maintained so it was very difficult to find documentation (!!!).
The picture presented here is fro "La gazette des armes".
Let me know if you need some other info.
Ciao

http://boards.rennlist.com/upload/FrenchPara1.jpg

10-23-2002, 05:00 PM	#5
mauro FIREARM HISTORIAN AND AUT Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,535 Thanks: 106 Thanked 350 Times in 129 Posts	It is possible to find "French" P08 with or w/o date on the chamber. Usually the military marks are not present. On the right site a star is present with 3 digits. It is possible to find, also, a eagle/N insted of the star. There are some other little differences. Usually all pistol parts are black. The quality is not so good. These pistol were used by French army and "Gendarmerie" (Military police) up to 1960. The caliber is 9mm. I tried to contact Army archives in order to have some documents for my book but the answer was that this archive are not maintained so it was very difficult to find documentation (!!!). The picture presented here is fro "La gazette des armes". Let me know if you need some other info. Ciao http://boards.rennlist.com/upload/FrenchPara1.jpg __________________ Mauro Baudino - www.lugerlp08.com www.paul-mauser-archive.com Mauser Company and Firearm Historian - Mauser Parabellum Certification Service.