Reichswehr Unit Marked Ortgies 7.65mm

[chrisftk]

Hi all,

This was a recent find. The vast majority of Ortgies in circulation are commercial. In the interwar period, some police departments and limited military purchases were made. Often, the military pistols have false "Germany" export marks to circumvent restrictions. This one happened to be the first Reichswehr Ortgies I've had the opportunity to purchase. The front strap is marked 1 Div. 7. , There are no acceptance markings, but the export stamp is present adjacent to the SN. The holster has a matching unit mark. Firing proofs are commercial c/N.

Handy, well-balanced and very accurate. I've owned a commercial one for many years and it's probably my favorite .32 to shoot.

Anyway, since military ones don't show up very often, thought I'd share it here.

 

[joryfreeburg]

Nice condition piece. The leather is neat as well. I really like to grab holsters to go with my German pistols

 

[biggymu]

Looks like a well designed pistol Chris, very similar to the FN1910. The brass grip inlays give it class. The belt loop looks like it was added later (color and stitching different)? Nice one!

 

[Bigdibbs88]

Super cool rig

 

[chrisftk]

Nice condition piece. The leather is neat as well. I really like to grab holsters to go with my German pistols

Looks like a well designed pistol Chris, very similar to the FN1910. The brass grip inlays give it class. The belt loop looks like it was added later (color and stitching different)? Nice one!

Super cool rig

Thanks guys. The matching holster was a cool bonus.

Rick-- to your question, the loop looks/feels period, but my guess would be a repair. I have seen holsters with belt loops of a different color (maybe two sources of leather), but not sure here..