P35, Late war blued K block

[BigShell]

Here’s a recent pick up. Most late K blocks are phosphate. Wish this one had been stored better. I gently cleaned off some surface rust. There’s some unfortunate freckling on the slide and grip, but couldn’t pass up a blued K block for the price.

Fit and build quality leave much to be desired (or not, depending on how you like late war stuff )

 

[ugafx4]

Tough one to find! Great pickup!

 

[Wilhelm]

That looks exactly the way I like them to look!! Schweet!!

 

[Tiger 2 Tank]

That is pretty cool. What is the significance of the (K) on the mag?

 

[BigShell]

That is pretty cool. What is the significance of the (K) on the mag?

Not sure about the K, but the e/189 I believe is a facility just outside Steyr. Not sure the name of it.

 

[krukster86]

Not sure about the K, but the e/189 I believe is a facility just outside Steyr. Not sure the name of it.

Correctish, it is for the Steyr-Daimler-Puch satellite plant located just outside of Warsaw during occupation.

 

[pwcosol]

Not seen this late/blued 2nd series k-bloc pattern P35 before. Of the two or three "j-bloc" pistols I ever saw, they were phosphate finished. Perhaps there was some interruption in the phosphate finishing process where they returned to bluing for a time. I do recall a highly unusual P35 Ed Macauley once owned. It was a matched Polish pre-ww2 pistol of 1939 vintage. However, there were numerous machine markings in some areas...particularly on the rear grip strap, on which the components had been attached and then finish-machined over to smooth it out. Finish was a lite bluing on the slide and receiver. However, most of the smaller parts were typical late, Steyr production in phosphate (trigger, slide release, etc.) and slotted wooden grips. My guess is the pistol was shelved for some reason after the Germans took over and ultimately got sent to Steyr when the Radom factory was cleaned out and relocated there, where it got assembled near the end of production.

 

[SVW1945]

Nice pick up. I like the P35's. I have a C Block. Much earlier one.

 

[reachewight66]

Great pick up , i like them