Mle 1935a WaA251

[joryfreeburg]

Here is an interesting pistol that I picked up for two reasons. One it was made under German occupation and marked so. The second reason being that when Sig developed the p210 or Swiss army p49, it was said that they borrowed heavily from the French 1935a. The 1935a is interesting to me in that the metal is parkerized and then a black enamel paint is baked onto the finish. It is a neat pistol. I included a photo with my Sig P49. Enjoy!

 

[pzjgr]

Jory, awesome pistol! They are great little guns, very kind of dainty if you ask me...and a huge influence for sure on the P210, you can absolutely see the resemblance...

Now the hard part, finding the proper holster! Oh, and ammo!

Here is a link to my rig, its a "A" block, so a bit earlier than yours, and I very much lucked into the holster not even knowing what it was (prior to getting the pistol) I just knew it looked some how "German" to me...

Completed German Issued French M1935A Rig...

So this all started when I picked up this holster... http://www.k98kforum.com/showthread.php?34940-German-Modified-French-Model-1937-Pistol-Holster-Thoughts Of course once I knew it was German modified, I had to keep it, and then fill it... I found a guy advertising a German marked M1935A on...

www.k98kforum.com

 

[bayoned]

Nice one !
These are somewhat scarce as there were only approx 20,000 produced.
(I've got a late "b", a "c", and an early "d". And still looking for a correct holster as they are naked.)

 

[Pat]

Super cool Jory, congrats!

 

[Guillaume d'Orange]

Here is an interesting pistol that I picked up for two reasons. One it was made under German occupation and marked so. The second reason being that when Sig developed the p210 or Swiss army p49, it was said that they borrowed heavily from the French 1935a. The 1935a is interesting to me in that the metal is parkerized and then a black enamel paint is baked onto the finish. It is a neat pistol. I included a photo with my Sig P49. Enjoy!

Congratulations, it is very neat. Some of them are for sale from time to time here in France. It’s a pity that the ammo is not manufactured, you have to be into reloading if you want to shoot it.

 

[biggymu]

Another very unusual and interesting pistol! https://www.steinelammo.com/all-ava...ench-long/7-65-french-long-110gr-rn-50-count/
This company appears to be making new ammo, it reads out of stock. But the most recent review is 6/12/23. Might be worth a phone call

 

[joryfreeburg]

Thanks guys for the kind comments! I have bought ammo from Steinel ammo before, they make a great product