Steyer 12.. in 9mm

A.Mifsin · 08-14-2011, 05:58 AM

I thought I share my Steyer 12. It is 9mm and marked with a German E/N Stamp. I believe that these were captured by the Army and converted to 9mm by changing the barrel, but the proof mark is commercial, I do not know why.

Alf.

pors12 · 08-14-2011, 06:10 AM

Hello,

I think all german used police-gun´s have a
commercial proof.

I own also a Steyr12 converted to 9 mm parabellum.
My gun has e/l and the same stamp´s than your M12

regards

Otto

A.Mifsin · 08-14-2011, 06:30 AM

"I think all german used police-gun´s have a
commercial proof."

Thank You, If it was used by the Army, would the proof mark be differnt?
Alf.

pors12 · 08-14-2011, 06:40 AM

Does your M12 not have a e/l on the other side ?

Otto

A.Mifsin · 08-14-2011, 11:54 AM

Yes it has, it is E/L.

I didn't noticed it before.

Alf.

pors12 · 08-14-2011, 12:57 PM

Then you own a M12 used by the german police !

That´s why the re-chambered the gut from 9mm Steyr
to 9 mm Parabellum.

The triangle right beside the E/N proof is the
"Instandsetzungs-Stempel der Steyr Werke", sorry but I do not
know the english word for that.

Otto

sheepherder · 08-14-2011, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pors12

The triangle right beside the E/N proof is the
"Instandsetzungs-Stempel der Steyr Werke", sorry but I do not
know the english word for that.

Otto

Google Translator says - Stamp of the repair works Steyr

pors12 · 08-14-2011, 02:36 PM

That will come close to what it is postino.

Otto

sheepherder · 08-14-2011, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pors12

That will come close to what it is postino.

Otto

We live in an imperfect world...

When I lived in Niagara Falls NY back in the 60's, my local gun shop had one of those in the display case...Maybe not 9mm Parabellum, but a Steyr-Hahn IIRC...Sure looked the same...

alanint · 08-14-2011, 08:05 PM

Sarco Brought in hundreds of these from Chile. They all had the Chilean crest on them. Nice shooters.

pors12 · 08-15-2011, 01:51 AM

Hello,

Here is my chile M12.
That is a very early type of M12, it says "Steyr 1912 MOD 1911"
on the slide.

Otto

alanint · 08-15-2011, 09:19 AM

When the Sportsmans Guide was selling surplus Chilean Model 1895 Mausers, they showcased and identified this crest as "The famous crest of The Ludwig Lowe Company"

I wondered how a Vicuna and a Condor managed to make it onto a German company's crest..

08-14-2011, 05:58 AM	#1
A.Mifsin User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Malta Posts: 570 Thanks: 74 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Steyer 12.. in 9mm I thought I share my Steyer 12. It is 9mm and marked with a German E/N Stamp. I believe that these were captured by the Army and converted to 9mm by changing the barrel, but the proof mark is commercial, I do not know why. Alf. Attached Thumbnails __________________ I prefer a Luger

08-14-2011, 06:30 AM	#3
A.Mifsin User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Malta Posts: 570 Thanks: 74 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts	"I think all german used police-gun´s have a commercial proof." Thank You, If it was used by the Army, would the proof mark be differnt? Alf. __________________ I prefer a Luger

08-14-2011, 06:40 AM	#4
pors12 User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Austria Posts: 115 Thanks: 24 Thanked 59 Times in 21 Posts	Does your M12 not have a e/l on the other side ? Otto Attached Thumbnails

08-14-2011, 11:54 AM	#5
A.Mifsin User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Malta Posts: 570 Thanks: 74 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Yes it has, it is E/L. I didn't noticed it before. Alf. __________________ I prefer a Luger

08-15-2011, 01:51 AM	#11
pors12 User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Austria Posts: 115 Thanks: 24 Thanked 59 Times in 21 Posts	Hello, Here is my chile M12. That is a very early type of M12, it says "Steyr 1912 MOD 1911" on the slide. Otto Attached Thumbnails

08-14-2011, 06:10 AM	#2
pors12 User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Austria Posts: 115 Thanks: 24 Thanked 59 Times in 21 Posts	Hello, I think all german used police-gun´s have a commercial proof. I own also a Steyr12 converted to 9 mm parabellum. My gun has e/l and the same stamp´s than your M12 regards Otto

08-14-2011, 12:57 PM	#6
pors12 User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Austria Posts: 115 Thanks: 24 Thanked 59 Times in 21 Posts	Then you own a M12 used by the german police ! That´s why the re-chambered the gut from 9mm Steyr to 9 mm Parabellum. The triangle right beside the E/N proof is the "Instandsetzungs-Stempel der Steyr Werke", sorry but I do not know the english word for that. Otto

08-14-2011, 02:36 PM	#8
pors12 User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Austria Posts: 115 Thanks: 24 Thanked 59 Times in 21 Posts	That will come close to what it is postino. Otto

08-14-2011, 08:05 PM	#10
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Sarco Brought in hundreds of these from Chile. They all had the Chilean crest on them. Nice shooters.

08-15-2011, 09:19 AM	#12
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	When the Sportsmans Guide was selling surplus Chilean Model 1895 Mausers, they showcased and identified this crest as "The famous crest of The Ludwig Lowe Company" I wondered how a Vicuna and a Condor managed to make it onto a German company's crest..