I inherited my dad's Orgies .25 ..this was the first real gun I ever fired !! It was on Dad's auntie's farm in New York state..II was 7 years old & dad knelt next to me & guilded my hands .. he also taught me gun safety and taught me never to touch the gun..& if I wanted to see it.. let him know and he would make sure it was unloaded and safe no round in the chamber.. then I could look at it and handle the gun.. dad always explain just because you remove the magazine there still could be a bullet in the chamber.. that's something I never forgot! What great memories ❤️
Im relatively new to owning and cleaning my own firearms, but I was in the process of cleaning my .25 acp and couldn't figure out why the slide wouldn't go back in, you bringing up the spring on the firing pin and the notch that it goes into was a life saver! thanks!
Thanks for sharing this neat piece of history and engineering. What I love about it? Everything. Almost a 100 years design. Not in production anymore..... but it works just fine.
Great video! I first saw this little pistol on a "I have this old gun episode" , as fate would have it I ran into a 25 acp model a few days later at a local gunshow. I picked it up for $65 with a box of ammo. (guy didn't know what he had.) I carry this pistol alot in the summer here in south texas. (super humid! perfect for pocket carry in shorts.) Great little shooter, super reliable!
I too love the mouse guns. Over the years I've gathered together several different makes and models and the Ortgies in 6.35 is one of my favorites. Its clean, smooth lines and innovative engineering were way ahead of their time... A fine pistol indeed.
I know this is an old video, but I just wanted to say thank you for it. I've been researching this pistol as we found one in my grandfather's possessions along with a story of how he confiscated it from a surrendering German soldier at the end of WWII.
I have a .25 auto ,.32 auto and a 380 auto Ortgies . All 3 were part of my uncles firearm collection that I inherited. The 32 auto has a German flap holster with a WW2 German Officers name written inside the flap.
I have one in .32 ACP and really like it. They seem to be pretty high quality and reliable. Hard to believe they're 100 years old, but still function great. Thanks for the video.
Excellent review. My grandfather passed away back in 2004 this was in a small container of his. im 28 now and she's rough but she works well. Go figure I'm sure my great grandfather broke the grip haha.
I seriously enjoy this little foray of yours into the world of the the obscure .25 and.32 cal pocket pistols. They deserve better than being forever shunned as "Saturday Night Specials. Thank you for daring to go "beyond" the AR/AK thing.
+vandoo66 I've really enjoyed it. I am currently reviewing the Raven MP-25 and Jimenez JA-22. The Saturday Night Special originals. Should be fun checking out the "Ring of Fire" gun companies. Thanks Brother.
I inherited one of these from my dad in 25 ACP the bluing was largely worn off so I purchased some Birchwood Casey gun blue ..& reblued it ... The steel is such high quality that the rebluing came out really nice
Sootch really enjoyed your review of the Duetsche Werke Ortgie pistol. I have one in 32 auto. At the time I got it, I didn't realize what I had so I tried to sell it for $100.00, no takers! Glad I kept it. It wasn't until your review I realized what I had! You do great reviews and I respect your research and time in preparing for the gun reviews. I have purchased several handguns recently based solely on your review of the weapon. Had to stop watching for awhile until the money came back and my wife let me back into the house!! Great Job!!!
I inherited one of these from my father.. the blue was all but worn off.. so I purchased a bottle of Casey's Perma blue.. and with little patience reblued it it looks fantastic now❤️
Best coverage I've seen of this sweet gem. Thanks so much! I inherited an early 7.65 and knew from the moment I pulled it from the holster that it was special. Smooth as silk in my palm, I can't wait to hit the range.
picked one up about a year ago (2019). Realy happy with it. the right grip was forced off and the catch on the wood is broken. I'll try to repair it if that does not work I know a guy that is a great wood craftsman maybe he will make me a copy. Fires really well.
Excellent review and history lesson! A ww11 vet had one and his son and I played with it often. Beautiful pistol and my dream pistol..All ww11 vets brought back something--berettas, mausers, lugers, etc. Pacific theater-rifles. Of course our parents didn't know we were self educating ourselves-lol
My Ortgies in 32acp is very fun to shoot. It's the first pistol I have beginners shoot if I bring them to the range for the first time. You made putting the firing pin spring in the groove too easy lol.
Great timing on the video! I always enjoy your reviews. I bought a 25 acp Ortgie about a year ago and shot it for the first time yesterday,. What a blast, I love it! Your breakdown steps were very helpful.
Hey Sootch, you're trying to unscrew the barrel? NO! Point the gun away from you and rotate the barrel assembly counter clockwise - like a tiny turret - or the hand on a clock. It will move fairly easily and after turning it 90 degrees it will lift out of its mount. Check it out!
I found this exact model in a pawn shop last week and put money on it. I just had a gut feeling. I will post it once I bring it home. I totally thought about you and your "mouse gun" reviews. I thought, I gotta get this. Especially at under $200. Thanks.
found one at a local gun shop for $250...soon as I got home I called them and had them pull it of the counter and put it on layaway over the phone, couldn't take the chance no one else would grab it first..awesome quality reminds me of a colt woodsman.
I have one of these in .25 and .32 someplace in storage. I really like how the safety works. You just have to grip the pistol and the safety is off. Great idea.
Out my collection this is my favorite hand gun. My grandfather gifted me this which is surrounded by questions..? The grip is a masonry symbol. My grandfather was a man mixed in a lot of controversy. My father gifted me my 30-30 Winchester. Those 2 I'll have forever unless I have children to hand down.
I'm excited by this pistol. Striker fired and the grip "safety" is more a kind of decocking precocking mechanism?!Reminds on the H&K P7. Very ahead on its time. Nice you didn't say european release you are well versed. Walther did made a very few PPK's in 6,35/.25 . I dont know on what prices are they traded . Must be in the thousands.
Great video, as always. But I hate when you introduce these old classic guns. Now I want one, but it will either be impossible to find, or cost a fortune!
Great video! I inherited one from my father, which I believe he picked up war surplus. Mine tends to jam - not a reliable feed. Not sure what the problem is - I believe it is all original, in very nice condition.
I used to see these quite often at pawn shops and gun shows. The last one I saw for sale was a parts gun at a gun show about six years ago. The market seems to have dried up.
I just love those mouse guns, too! Made to carry anywhere, anytime, wearing anything (or nearly nothing)! I believe the best thing is the surprise factor. Mr. Bad Guy looks at you & says, "Easy target". But SURPRISE, you be packing heat! What's not to like.
It has a unique grip safety... When you push the safety button the grip safety pops out this does two things... It locks the trigger but it also relieves tension off the firing spring.. so the gun can be carried completely safe.. when you go to fire it as you're pulling the trigger your hand is pushing in the grip safety which puts tension back on the firing pin spring and unlocks the trigger very unique system
Sootch, at 5:54 into the video, you show pushing the takedown catch button and having the grip safety popping out on its own. I have one of the .25s and am in the process of making it operational. My grip safety doesn't pop out on its own the way yours did in the video. Do you know which spring is responsible for that action? Is it a spring? Mine will deploy, but I have to press the takedown catch button and tip the pistol back to get the grip safety to pop out of the grip. Thank you for your time and assistance with this inquiry, Sir.
Damn Sootch you almost made me cry man. How did you got that gun? I saw it and memories rushed in. 35 years ago it was a first Gun I've fired. It was in 6,35mm (same as that one .25). I was 9 year old boy and My Granddad gave me to shoot my first gun. He was WWII veteran and retired Officer. He have traded his Trophy Walter for this little 6,35. Walter was simply to big for him. Me being first boy and only one to continue Family name this pistol was to become mine. Only life turned out differently and my ant or someone else did who knows what with my gun. So I was like 1000 miles away (also 4 countries away) when my Granddad past and others took all they could. So I have not got my gun. This gun also reminds me that I have no children and no boy to. I have divorced and I have no children. No boy to learn him how to do manly things and learn him manly manners. No one to keep the Family name. BTW I am Veteran as well. I was shot down by the 7,92 Mauser bullet coming from M76 Zastava sniper rifle (DMR). Upper body shot. Two operations and I have survived. My life is good I have made it. Lived till now in 3 countries worked for last 24 years. I was refugee for years but I have never asked for help. I have lost everything and I came on top. Now I live in the Netherlands and I have not shot a bullet in like 23 years. Well here you can not have handgun for defense. Anyways this review brought me back to my childhood and made me sad about what happened with so many things. This handgun is symbol of failure to me. Something I will never get over that I have lost it to some other people. Also reminds me that although I have made good life for me (I am not rich but have all I need) I have not have luck to find a soulmate and have children. So no son of mine and no gun to give him and tell him that it is from his Grand granddad.
I just received this gun because my father passed. Found out it was my great Grandfathers gun. It is 6.35mm. After watching your great video I was able to break it down for cleaning and inspection. I need the firing pin and spring assembly. The grips are also missing. The safety does not spring back the way yours does. so i might need a spring for that also. Can anyone help me find these items? or at least point me in the right direction.
Another great one Sootch , beautiful Pistol. I must disagree with you though bud- a lot of live have been saved by people who carried a little .25 acp pistol, oh , i know thug who is walking around with a .25 acp in his spine- for life , lucky he was not paralyzed but it turned his life around- no more thuggery. He is now an electrician with a wife and family.
I have two of Ortgies' patent pistols. But they are both 7.65mm or .32 ACP. One has the "HO" grips and one has the Deutsche werke "D" or panther grip. The worst feature to me is the sights. Not that they are fixed and cannot be adjusted, but the combination of a "V" shaped rear notch and a reverse "V" for the front sight is hideous to align. This despite that configuration was quite popular in that era. Happily, it is a collection gun and not for serious use. I am beginning to collect 'old' (prior to WW2) .25 ACP/6.35mm pistols as well as the .32s. As I have Ortgies in .32 already, having one in .25 seems logical. I very much enjoyed this video.
Saw one of these today for $100 at a gun shop. Came with original grips and an extra mag. Wanted to buy but didn't have my paperwork in order. Hopefully they'll still have it in about a week or two.
Sootch I have an Erma EP .25 that is close to that design with only slight differences hardly noticeable. it is really weathered but made well it seem but I can't find any information on them and unable to shoot it at the moment as my hand is messed up from an injury so racking the slide is impossible to me
Back in the day when people carried 'gentlemans firearms' and a 25 or 32 was seen as good enough. These smaller caliber semi-autos were also popular with German officers... German guns are just well made, period. I really really like the safety grip system. Its intuitive and well thought out. Ironically a guy on a local Facebook gun page was selling one of these in 32 recently. 300 was more than I wanted to spend. Probably missed out on a deal, oh well
where are you finding all these cool little milsurp pistols? We had a school shooting at my school at Umpqua Community college 2 weeks ago so I'm thinking I want to CCW
+jabara83 Gun collectors at gun shows are great for finding old pocket pistols at a reasonable price but reliability can be an issue when buying an old used firearm.
Where can I find a clip for this exact gun? I have this exact gun, but would like an extra clip and I am having trouble locating one. I would appreciate your help.
+d0j0w0 Lol! No, but the thought did cross my mind that I may be encouraging people to carry these. But if it's all they have I hope they do! Lol! Thanks
Is 6.35 still available as an ammo? I'm not sure if it is just a konversion, so as to say the same as .25 ACP in Amerika. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
LGS has a 32 cal one blueing wasn’t great and of course one of the grips was broken he was asking 200 for it I passed on it though it was a unique piece imo
I LOVE mine… found it at a farm auction in the Midwest for about $35 😂 - am so glad I found this vid.. thanks for all the info! Do you happen to know how much these go for (I’m guessing more than $35)
I'd like to see a comparison video on old mouse guns. Size, weight, capacity, caliber, price ect. Love both your channels, great work. Be strong, be of good courage, God bless America. Long live the republic.
I know this is an old article but I have a question. I own the same gun in identical condition. It has been in our family forever. I took it to the range today and it shoots fine however I experienced repeated jams. A round would load out of line and jam. Sometimes I could just clear the the jam by racking the gun. Other times I had to remove the magazine and the round would then drop out. I stripped it down and it is dirty. Any insight you could give me in resolving the problem is greatly appreciated.
You might have an erna werke or Galesi that were made to look familiar but they are far lower in quality and workmanship. If it doesn’t say Ortgies it’s not s as n Ortgies no matter how similar it may look
@@jaydoes2166 I got it to work properly with a generous amount of lubricant. The gun is genuine but I am not a collector so I sold it for a fair price. Thx
Gun review and a history lesson all in one! Thanks!
I inherited my dad's Orgies .25 ..this was the first real gun I ever fired !! It was on Dad's auntie's farm in New York state..II was 7 years old & dad knelt next to me & guilded my hands .. he also taught me gun safety and taught me never to touch the gun..& if I wanted to see it.. let him know and he would make sure it was unloaded and safe no round in the chamber.. then I could look at it and handle the gun.. dad always explain just because you remove the magazine there still could be a bullet in the chamber.. that's something I never forgot! What great memories ❤️
Im relatively new to owning and cleaning my own firearms, but I was in the process of cleaning my .25 acp and couldn't figure out why the slide wouldn't go back in, you bringing up the spring on the firing pin and the notch that it goes into was a life saver! thanks!
Thanks for sharing this neat piece of history and engineering. What I love about it? Everything. Almost a 100 years design. Not in production anymore..... but it works just fine.
Great video! I first saw this little pistol on a "I have this old gun episode" , as fate would have it I ran into a 25 acp model a few days later at a local gunshow. I picked it up for $65 with a box of ammo. (guy didn't know what he had.) I carry this pistol alot in the summer here in south texas. (super humid! perfect for pocket carry in shorts.) Great little shooter, super reliable!
I too love the mouse guns. Over the years I've gathered together several different makes and models and the Ortgies in 6.35 is one of my favorites. Its clean, smooth lines and innovative engineering were way ahead of their time... A fine pistol indeed.
I have one of these. As he says its a great little gun. I got it from my great grandfather who carried it when he bartended in Montana.
I REALLY DIG THE CLOSE UPS DURING THE INTRO IN EVERY VID :)
I know this is an old video, but I just wanted to say thank you for it. I've been researching this pistol as we found one in my grandfather's possessions along with a story of how he confiscated it from a surrendering German soldier at the end of WWII.
I have a .25 auto ,.32 auto and a 380 auto Ortgies . All 3 were part of my uncles firearm collection that I inherited. The 32 auto has a German flap holster with a WW2 German Officers name written inside the flap.
Nice
I have one in .32 ACP and really like it. They seem to be pretty high quality and reliable. Hard to believe they're 100 years old, but still function great. Thanks for the video.
Excellent review. My grandfather passed away back in 2004 this was in a small container of his. im 28 now and she's rough but she works well. Go figure I'm sure my great grandfather broke the grip haha.
Great video, Sootch. You probably found a nice niche with these old guns. Thanks!
I'm diggin' these smaller caliber personal defense videos as of recent; pretty nifty stuff.
For those of us that say .25acp isn't effective for self-defense, I say "it beats a whistle".
Amen Brother! Or as I say, "It beats crying and begging "Please don't hurt me."
Thanks!
I seriously enjoy this little foray of yours into the world of the the obscure .25 and.32 cal pocket pistols. They deserve better than being forever shunned as "Saturday Night Specials. Thank you for daring to go "beyond" the AR/AK thing.
+vandoo66 I've really enjoyed it. I am currently reviewing the Raven MP-25 and Jimenez JA-22. The Saturday Night Special originals. Should be fun checking out the "Ring of Fire" gun companies. Thanks Brother.
I got mine at auction for 140 bucks a few months ago. Pretty much exactly the same condition as yours. Great little guns.
My Dad's pistol for self defense kept in the store cash register 60+ yrs ago. Now being used good as new!
I inherited one of these from my dad in 25 ACP the bluing was largely worn off so I purchased some Birchwood Casey gun blue ..& reblued it ... The steel is such high quality that the rebluing came out really nice
Sootch really enjoyed your review of the Duetsche Werke Ortgie pistol. I have one in 32 auto. At the time I got it, I didn't realize what I had so I tried to sell it for $100.00, no takers! Glad I kept it. It wasn't until your review I realized what I had! You do great reviews and I respect your research and time in preparing for the gun reviews. I have purchased several handguns recently based solely on your review of the weapon. Had to stop watching for awhile until the money came back and my wife let me back into the house!! Great Job!!!
Thanks for the break down, I am cleaning a friends peice and found this video very helpful.
I inherited one of these from my father.. the blue was all but worn off.. so I purchased a bottle of Casey's Perma blue.. and with little patience reblued it it looks fantastic now❤️
Best coverage I've seen of this sweet gem. Thanks so much! I inherited an early 7.65 and knew from the moment I pulled it from the holster that it was special. Smooth as silk in my palm, I can't wait to hit the range.
picked one up about a year ago (2019). Realy happy with it. the right grip was forced off and the catch on the wood is broken. I'll try to repair it if that does not work I know a guy that is a great wood craftsman maybe he will make me a copy. Fires really well.
Sootch - thanks for reviewing these older pistols for others to see. This is a cool piece of history and a neat little gun.
What a beautiful pocket pistol. i wish i picked one up while i had the chance perhaps I'll bump into it again one day.
Looks like a mini HK VP7. Nice piece. EXCELLENT review brother. Thanks for taking the time to review this GEM !!
Excellent review and history lesson! A ww11 vet had one and his son and I played with it often.
Beautiful pistol and my dream pistol..All ww11 vets brought back something--berettas, mausers, lugers, etc. Pacific theater-rifles.
Of course our parents didn't know we were self educating ourselves-lol
If you look closely the image in the grip medallion is a Cat but the tail is actually a Cobra snake .
My Ortgies in 32acp is very fun to shoot. It's the first pistol I have beginners shoot if I bring them to the range for the first time. You made putting the firing pin spring in the groove too easy lol.
I recently inherited one. Beautiful little gun, a real work of art. I couldn't believe the price of the .25 bullets though.
3x or more the cost of .22
I have all three calibers of these and I can attest when you hold it in your hand you can just feel the quality.
Got one for my dad in .32. He was stationed in Austria and Germany in '44/'45.
Great timing on the video! I always enjoy your reviews. I bought a 25 acp Ortgie about a year ago and shot it for the first time yesterday,. What a blast, I love it! Your breakdown steps were very helpful.
I really like this pistol for some reason.
I just picked one up. Reminds me of the CZ grip cocker 9mm
Hey Sootch, you're trying to unscrew the barrel? NO! Point the gun away from you and rotate the barrel assembly counter clockwise - like a tiny turret - or the hand on a clock. It will move fairly easily and after turning it 90 degrees it will lift out of its mount. Check it out!
I found this exact model in a pawn shop last week and put money on it. I just had a gut feeling. I will post it once I bring it home. I totally thought about you and your "mouse gun" reviews. I thought, I gotta get this. Especially at under $200. Thanks.
REally good video, really a neat little gun...Germans really know how to build stuff!
found one at a local gun shop for $250...soon as I got home I called them and had them pull it of the counter and put it on layaway over the phone, couldn't take the chance no one else would grab it first..awesome quality reminds me of a colt woodsman.
I have one of these in .25 and .32 someplace in storage. I really like how the safety works. You just have to grip the pistol and the safety is off. Great idea.
Out my collection this is my favorite hand gun.
My grandfather gifted me this which is surrounded by questions..? The grip is a masonry symbol. My grandfather was a man mixed in a lot of controversy.
My father gifted me my 30-30 Winchester.
Those 2 I'll have forever unless I have children to hand down.
Thanks for the review! I have a Beretta 950bs jetfire and it's nice to see another quality .25 ACP!
Reminds me of my Army Galesi .25. Great little plinkers.
I'm excited by this pistol. Striker fired and the grip "safety" is more a kind of decocking precocking mechanism?!Reminds on the H&K P7. Very ahead on its time. Nice you didn't say european release you are well versed. Walther did made a very few PPK's in 6,35/.25 . I dont know on what prices are they traded . Must be in the thousands.
hello sootch.I hope you and your family are doing well.the rain down in sc has been unreal.god bless
Great video, as always. But I hate when you introduce these old classic guns. Now I want one, but it will either be impossible to find, or cost a fortune!
There's always plenty on gunbroker.
I have one. My dad had it for years and I finally looked into what it is just today. Guess I have something pretty special?
Great video! I inherited one from my father, which I believe he picked up war surplus. Mine tends to jam - not a reliable feed. Not sure what the problem is - I believe it is all original, in very nice condition.
I used to see these quite often at pawn shops and gun shows. The last one I saw for sale was a parts gun at a gun show about six years ago. The market seems to have dried up.
That grip safety is brilliant!
I just love those mouse guns, too! Made to carry anywhere, anytime, wearing anything (or nearly nothing)! I believe the best thing is the surprise factor. Mr. Bad Guy looks at you & says, "Easy target". But SURPRISE, you be packing heat! What's not to like.
loving the old mouse gun videos
I love all these pocket gun vids! I hop to see some more modern options coming up
It has a unique grip safety... When you push the safety button the grip safety pops out this does two things... It locks the trigger but it also relieves tension off the firing spring.. so the gun can be carried completely safe.. when you go to fire it as you're pulling the trigger your hand is pushing in the grip safety which puts tension back on the firing pin spring and unlocks the trigger very unique system
amazing.. you think putting your bloopers at the end is a plus for you.
I have one exactly like that one, but it jams on the ejection of shells. Not sure exactly how to solve! Amazing accuracy!
Absolutely love this gun. Hope to acquire my own in the future.
Your videos are incredibly good. I love mouse guns too. Thanks for your evaluations. They have helped me a lot.
Sootch, at 5:54 into the video, you show pushing the takedown catch button and having the grip safety popping out on its own. I have one of the .25s and am in the process of making it operational. My grip safety doesn't pop out on its own the way yours did in the video. Do you know which spring is responsible for that action? Is it a spring? Mine will deploy, but I have to press the takedown catch button and tip the pistol back to get the grip safety to pop out of the grip. Thank you for your time and assistance with this inquiry, Sir.
Great little pistol
Damn Sootch you almost made me cry man. How did you got that gun? I saw it and memories rushed in. 35 years ago it was a first Gun I've fired. It was in 6,35mm (same as that one .25). I was 9 year old boy and My Granddad gave me to shoot my first gun. He was WWII veteran and retired Officer. He have traded his Trophy Walter for this little 6,35. Walter was simply to big for him. Me being first boy and only one to continue Family name this pistol was to become mine. Only life turned out differently and my ant or someone else did who knows what with my gun. So I was like 1000 miles away (also 4 countries away) when my Granddad past and others took all they could. So I have not got my gun. This gun also reminds me that I have no children and no boy to. I have divorced and I have no children. No boy to learn him how to do manly things and learn him manly manners. No one to keep the Family name. BTW I am Veteran as well. I was shot down by the 7,92 Mauser bullet coming from M76 Zastava sniper rifle (DMR). Upper body shot. Two operations and I have survived. My life is good I have made it. Lived till now in 3 countries worked for last 24 years. I was refugee for years but I have never asked for help. I have lost everything and I came on top. Now I live in the Netherlands and I have not shot a bullet in like 23 years. Well here you can not have handgun for defense. Anyways this review brought me back to my childhood and made me sad about what happened with so many things. This handgun is symbol of failure to me. Something I will never get over that I have lost it to some other people. Also reminds me that although I have made good life for me (I am not rich but have all I need) I have not have luck to find a soulmate and have children. So no son of mine and no gun to give him and tell him that it is from his Grand granddad.
I just received this gun because my father passed. Found out it was my great Grandfathers gun. It is 6.35mm. After watching your great video I was able to break it down for cleaning and inspection. I need the firing pin and spring assembly. The grips are also missing. The safety does not spring back the way yours does. so i might need a spring for that also. Can anyone help me find these items? or at least point me in the right direction.
Another great one Sootch , beautiful Pistol.
I must disagree with you though bud- a lot of live have been saved by people who carried a little .25 acp pistol, oh , i know thug who is walking around with a .25 acp in his spine- for life , lucky he was not paralyzed but it turned his life around- no more thuggery. He is now an electrician with a wife and family.
WOW, now that DOES make getting an electrician job easier. I'm gonna go out
and find a .25ACP and shoot myself in the spine today !
I really enjoy your small caliber videos.
Hope you and your family are well with all the flooding in SC!
There's a 32 Ortgies in good shape at Military Arm's channels shop close to my house, you should call them up.
I have two of Ortgies' patent pistols. But they are both 7.65mm or .32 ACP. One has the "HO" grips and one has the Deutsche werke "D" or panther grip. The worst feature to me is the sights. Not that they are fixed and cannot be adjusted, but the combination of a "V" shaped rear notch and a reverse "V" for the front sight is hideous to align. This despite that configuration was quite popular in that era. Happily, it is a collection gun and not for serious use.
I am beginning to collect 'old' (prior to WW2) .25 ACP/6.35mm pistols as well as the .32s. As I have Ortgies in .32 already, having one in .25 seems logical.
I very much enjoyed this video.
That is the coolest safety ever.
Saw one of these today for $100 at a gun shop. Came with original grips and an extra mag. Wanted to buy but didn't have my paperwork in order. Hopefully they'll still have it in about a week or two.
Just picked it up and looking forward to taking it to the range!
Sootch I have an Erma EP .25 that is close to that design with only slight differences hardly noticeable. it is really weathered but made well it seem but I can't find any information on them and unable to shoot it at the moment as my hand is messed up from an injury so racking the slide is impossible to me
I have one of those, they are neat little pea shooters.
Thanks for a great video. I lost the mag on my 25 acp. any suggestions as to where I can get one??
Yes very accurate. Shooting a .25acp at the range is a hell of a lot of fun.
Pls give your expert opinion about webley scott .25 acp automatic pistal
The barrel swings to the side to remove it does not unscrew.
Back in the day when people carried 'gentlemans firearms' and a 25 or 32 was seen as good enough. These smaller caliber semi-autos were also popular with German officers... German guns are just well made, period.
I really really like the safety grip system. Its intuitive and well thought out.
Ironically a guy on a local Facebook gun page was selling one of these in 32 recently. 300 was more than I wanted to spend. Probably missed out on a deal, oh well
where are you finding all these cool little milsurp pistols? We had a school shooting at my school at Umpqua Community college 2 weeks ago so I'm thinking I want to CCW
+jabara83
Gun collectors at gun shows are great for finding old pocket pistols at a reasonable price but reliability can be an issue when buying an old used firearm.
Assuming same "grade", how do these compare quality-wise to Galesi?
The pin in the spring. What’s it called and how can I get one. Lost mine.
Informative and eminently watchable as always. Excelsior!
+Bryan Hunter Thanks Brother~
How are you faring?? Myrtle Beach is one of my fav vacation spots. Coming from Tn, we drive through Columbia to get to the beach. Keep safe
+lbclark1965 Thankfully we're in the upstate with no real flooding. I have family in the lower part of the state and it's a mess. Thanks for asking.
Where can I find a clip for this exact gun? I have this exact gun, but would like an extra clip and I am having trouble locating one. I would appreciate your help.
guns sure have come a long way since then!
Sootch, I do believe your are siglehandedly trying to bring back the .25 acp, good luck my good man.
+d0j0w0 Lol! No, but the thought did cross my mind that I may be encouraging people to carry these. But if it's all they have I hope they do! Lol! Thanks
What keeps the trigger pin from walking out? Mine’s pretty loose
Is 6.35 still available as an ammo? I'm not sure if it is just a konversion, so as to say the same as .25 ACP in Amerika.
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
i have one of those but i have no bullets and i wonder how many bullets does it charge per magazine
I have one and it works, but when I press the button on the left side, the safety does not engage or "pop out". Any ideas?
ist simply one of a kind Ortgies is my Best
LGS has a 32 cal one blueing wasn’t great and of course one of the grips was broken he was asking 200 for it I passed on it though it was a unique piece imo
Is possible to get a spring for the firing pin
Hey Sootch,
I hope you and your family are doing ok with all of the flooding.
God Bless!
Highstepper
Another excellent review sootch
I LOVE mine… found it at a farm auction in the Midwest for about $35 😂 - am so glad I found this vid.. thanks for all the info! Do you happen to know how much these go for (I’m guessing more than $35)
What is that music in the background? It goes along really well with the pistol fire :)
I'd like to see a comparison video on old mouse guns. Size, weight, capacity, caliber, price ect. Love both your channels, great work. Be strong, be of good courage, God bless America. Long live the republic.
+twistedmetal1440 I'll be working on a Mouse Gun Comparison review once I buy the ones on my list : ) Thanks brother!
Nice gun. If you like cheap little pocket pistols check out the Phoenix Arms hp22a. Fun little gun that reminds me of the old Jennings.
+James Wiseman I'm currently working on a Jimenez JA-22 review... about the same pistol. Thanks Brother!
Martin Terrier's gun in the french novel The Prone Gunman
I know this is an old article but I have a question. I own the same gun in identical condition. It has been in our family forever. I took it to the range today and it shoots fine however I experienced repeated jams. A round would load out of line and jam. Sometimes I could just clear the the jam by racking the gun. Other times I had to remove the magazine and the round would then drop out. I stripped it down and it is dirty. Any insight you could give me in resolving the problem is greatly appreciated.
You might have an erna werke or Galesi that were made to look familiar but they are far lower in quality and workmanship. If it doesn’t say Ortgies it’s not s as n Ortgies no matter how similar it may look
@@jaydoes2166 I got it to work properly with a generous amount of lubricant. The gun is genuine but I am not a collector so I sold it for a fair price. Thx