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Tell me more about this old pistol... (Pics added)
sohigh1
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A friend of mine invited me over to his house last week to look at some old guns. Some were REALLY old.
The one that interested me the most was a 1911 style (I think) 9mm pistol. I asked for a piece of paper, and wrote down everything I could read off the gun. Here is what I found:
Fabrique Nationale D'Armes De Guerre
Herstal Belgique
Browning's Patent
De Pose
WaA140
MD
Serial Number 91545a
My tired old eyes had trouble seeing some symbols on the gun, but the owner told me that there was an eagle and a Nazi swastika.
I have some pictures that I am going to try to upload, but I am waiting on membership confirmation from the photo hosting website.
The gun has one glaring modification on it, as the original owner replaced the grips with clear plastic or glass grips, and has some foil inlaid pictures and decals under the grips.
Any idea what this gun is? Is it worth anything?
Thanks in advance.
The one that interested me the most was a 1911 style (I think) 9mm pistol. I asked for a piece of paper, and wrote down everything I could read off the gun. Here is what I found:
Fabrique Nationale D'Armes De Guerre
Herstal Belgique
Browning's Patent
De Pose
WaA140
MD
Serial Number 91545a
My tired old eyes had trouble seeing some symbols on the gun, but the owner told me that there was an eagle and a Nazi swastika.
I have some pictures that I am going to try to upload, but I am waiting on membership confirmation from the photo hosting website.
The gun has one glaring modification on it, as the original owner replaced the grips with clear plastic or glass grips, and has some foil inlaid pictures and decals under the grips.
Any idea what this gun is? Is it worth anything?
Thanks in advance.
Comments
Was this really a Nazi gun like the owner thinks it is?
He claims it was used by a relative in WWII. Could he be correct?
Is there anyway to know the age of the gun? The value?
Was this really a Nazi gun like the owner thinks it is?
He claims it was used by a relative in WWII. Could he be correct?
To think about where that gun came from, what it must have been used for, and the mysterious journey it must have taken to end up in my hands here in Indiana, truly astounds me.
Tom
Gary, I cannot tell you how interesting I find all that. I love history, and I feel like I have held a real piece of history in my hands having held that gun.
To think about where that gun came from, what it must have been used for, and the mysterious journey it must have taken to end up in my hands here in Indiana, truly astounds me.
sohigh1....glad the historian could be of some help to you. If guns could only talk.....[^]
On a side note, I ahve a 1935 Browning HiPower that needs a staked style front sight (my son lost it), ANY ONE KNOW WHERE I CAN FIND ONE PLEASE e-mail me at:
jjmitchell60@msn.com
No matter the cost!