Not certain about the Kriegs Marine, however the Luftwaffe mandated the dying of all brown leather to black in 1943. Many airmen disobeyed the order though because it was a symbol of being an alte Hase.
Love walk in Wednesdays 💜 thanks Tom, cool finds. You've had more impressive pistols but there's some great variants there, I love the parkerized finish (is that how you spell it?). It looks so good!
Could that little white / over time yellow-ed insert in the sighting device be celluloid? Ivory seems a bit over the top & I know they did some with celluloid in that time rane (no walther or Stoeger, primarily rifles I know of). Just an idea, 'cause you said "probably" ivory.
Finding your store has helped my goal of achieving one of every pistol used by the Germans during WW2. Have you ever seen sn Ortgies with Waffen Amt.? I know they stopped production in the 1920's but would they be stamped if used for military issue?
Wasn't the Krieghoff factory bombed out during WW2 ? I needed an appraisal on an old shotgun and found out that it would be difficult, because all their record books were lost during the war.
The factory was intact at the end of the war. But the records WERE destroyed at Walther, Mauser and Krieghoff. Likely by order of the party. That was to keep the Allies from figuring out who got what guns.
@@williamgunnarsson : A sidenote from Germany, a bit out of context. When US troops occupied the region of Germany i live, they confiscated not only official documents of wwll era, they also confiscated documents of private societies. So nowadays for example the ,Club of rabbit breeders' has a lack of papers from before 1947, because lots of papers got lost.
@@brittakriep2938 Yes, that doesn't surprise me that even private clubs were under suspicion back then, during and after the war. Here in the United States, there has always been a government presence lurking nearby wherever private gun groups or hunting clubs exist, because they are always afraid of some anti-government activity taking place. They have access to every name and address of the members of the National Rifle Association, for instance. I'm starting to believe that nobody lives in total freedom anywhere in the world, not even in America, that claims it is a free country and the bastion of freedom.
The P doesn't mean private that is how the Germans kept track of the contract they had, they used the alphabet after serial number 9999 when 10,000 hit they added a letter and such just so you know
My friend has a 9mm that looks just like a colt 1911 45 same frame and rear hammer has a Nazi swatica on it haven't seen one of those anywhere I'm pretty sure his dad packed it back from Germany in WW2
Well, you know today we have a lend lease agreement with the Taliban. We left them enough supplies for many years. I am sure they will give them back if we ask nicely…….
Thanks for the video, History matters more today than ever.
great video always glad to see you
That Colt ‘surfboard’ looks like a fancy C.
Thank you!!!
Can’t wait for smith Wesson video
Not certain about the Kriegs Marine, however the Luftwaffe mandated the dying of all brown leather to black in 1943. Many airmen disobeyed the order though because it was a symbol of being an alte Hase.
On that back strap; I wonder if it was intentional so that there was less chance for glare when a butt stock was attached?
Love walk in Wednesdays 💜 thanks Tom, cool finds. You've had more impressive pistols but there's some great variants there, I love the parkerized finish (is that how you spell it?). It looks so good!
Could that little white / over time yellow-ed insert in the sighting device be celluloid? Ivory seems a bit over the top & I know they did some with celluloid in that time rane (no walther or Stoeger, primarily rifles I know of). Just an idea, 'cause you said "probably" ivory.
Das sind ein paar schöne Pistolen!
Do you have a Bernadelli Mod. 60 in .22 and could you make a video shooting it?
Finding your store has helped my goal of achieving one of every pistol used by the Germans during WW2. Have you ever seen sn Ortgies with Waffen Amt.? I know they stopped production in the 1920's but would they be stamped if used for military issue?
Might see you in Tulsa. Not as far of a trip for us.
Krieghoff is the Parker shotgun of the LUGERS..
Wasn't the Krieghoff factory bombed out during WW2 ? I needed an appraisal on an old shotgun and found out that it would be difficult, because all their record books were lost during the war.
The factory was intact at the end of the war. But the records WERE destroyed at Walther, Mauser and Krieghoff. Likely by order of the party. That was to keep the Allies from figuring out who got what guns.
@@LegacyCollectibles Thanks. Makes sense to me.
@@williamgunnarsson : A sidenote from Germany, a bit out of context. When US troops occupied the region of Germany i live, they confiscated not only official documents of wwll era, they also confiscated documents of private societies. So nowadays for example the ,Club of rabbit breeders' has a lack of papers from before 1947, because lots of papers got lost.
@@brittakriep2938 Yes, that doesn't surprise me that even private clubs were under suspicion back then, during and after the war. Here in the United States, there has always been a government presence lurking nearby wherever private gun groups or hunting clubs exist, because they are always afraid of some anti-government activity taking place. They have access to every name and address of the members of the National Rifle Association, for instance. I'm starting to believe that nobody lives in total freedom anywhere in the world, not even in America, that claims it is a free country and the bastion of freedom.
Thanks Tom....Shoe🇺🇸
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The P doesn't mean private that is how the Germans kept track of the contract they had, they used the alphabet after serial number 9999 when 10,000 hit they added a letter and such just so you know
My friend has a 9mm that looks just like a colt 1911 45 same frame and rear hammer has a Nazi swatica on it haven't seen one of those anywhere I'm pretty sure his dad packed it back from Germany in WW2
Possible, you forget , that it was , and still is, possible to own pistols in Germany, but in 1928 it started to be complicated.
Is the pitting a hazard for shooting the 1917 revolver?
No. Not at all
Can you "lend lease" me the Krieghoff?? I promise to give it back. 😁
"What da hell is it? Don't put jour lips on that thing!!😀
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Brate, postajes dosadan.... Sve jedno isto vrtis.....
Well, you know today we have a lend lease agreement with the Taliban. We left them enough supplies for many years. I am sure they will give them back if we ask nicely…….