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Unread 05-28-2007, 09:15 PM   #1
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Default S.d.viii S.h. 3.60.

could any one help on this one ? S.D.VIII S.H. (X out) 3.60.
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Unread 05-28-2007, 09:35 PM   #2
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Well it is a police marking, Schutzpolezei Dusseldorf. Can we get more info on it? approx serial number to include suffix, if it has a sear and/or mag safety?


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James,

These are very interesting markings and I second Ed's request for more information about the gun.

It appears that this pistol has two successive markings. The first was S.H.3.60. representing weapon # 60 of Bereitschaft (riot company) 3 of the Schupo of Hannover. It was apparently transferred to Command VIII of the Schupo of the district of D�¼sseldorf retaining the same Bereitschaft and weapon numbers. This suggests that the entire riot company was transferred from the Hannover district to the D�¼sseldorf district.

I don't know which city was Command VIII but sometime during the 1920s the number of Commands in the D�¼sseldorf district was reduced from ten or more to seven. This marking apparently predates that. Knowing more about the gun may help determine more about its history.
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4511 b is the # it has no sear or mag safety 1920 on breach same stile & set as a dated imperial all # match
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