Hello:
I am new to this site/forum so I hope I am submitting this posting in the right place and in the right way.
Also I have been having a bit of trouble navigating my way through this site, so some of the information I seek may be posted, I just have not been able to find it.
I own a 9mm P-08, I have had it for a number of years. I was told it was a German Police pistol and would like to find out if this is true. And also to find out whatever other information there is to know about it..
I will do my best to describe it to you. I have a number of good quality photos of the gun but as of right now, the file size is too large to post here but I am working on making them smaller and of course can e-mail them.
The over all condition of the gun is quite good. It is stamped DWM on the toggle. The number 1920 is stamped on the receiver(?), that is to say the top part of the upper body of the pistol right behind where the bbl screws in.
The gun has a 4 digit ser #, stamped in full, in 3 places on the gun. The locations are: the left side of the receiver above the take down latch, on the underside of the bbl where it screws into the receiver and on the front of the lower frame of the pistol above the front part of the trigger guard. The last 2 digits of this number are also stamped on all of the other parts of the gun, at least as far as I can tell from the basic take down I do.
Associated with the main ser #'s are the following: a small 'crown over N' stamp as well as an 'm' mark stamped in a sort of flowing style, more like writing rather than the printed style of the 'N'.
There is a small slot or notch cut into the left side to the lower body of the pistol. It is a vertical cut just a few mm long located directly above the top of the wooden grips in the area above the mag release button. This cut is made into the flat metal of that part of the frame, right where the top of the wood grip meets the bottom of that flat piece but it does not extend all the way up , just a few mm as mentioned.
Finally there is what I was told is a unit identifaction mark stamped on the front strap of the pistol grip. The mark consists of the following: L. P. Th. 753.
I would be happy to hear from anyone who can help me identify this pistol. I will try to visit this forum as often as possible to read any replies to this post. Any one who wishes to contact me directly is welcome to do so at im_krell@hotmail.com
Thanks
I am new to this site/forum so I hope I am submitting this posting in the right place and in the right way.
Also I have been having a bit of trouble navigating my way through this site, so some of the information I seek may be posted, I just have not been able to find it.
I own a 9mm P-08, I have had it for a number of years. I was told it was a German Police pistol and would like to find out if this is true. And also to find out whatever other information there is to know about it..
I will do my best to describe it to you. I have a number of good quality photos of the gun but as of right now, the file size is too large to post here but I am working on making them smaller and of course can e-mail them.
The over all condition of the gun is quite good. It is stamped DWM on the toggle. The number 1920 is stamped on the receiver(?), that is to say the top part of the upper body of the pistol right behind where the bbl screws in.
The gun has a 4 digit ser #, stamped in full, in 3 places on the gun. The locations are: the left side of the receiver above the take down latch, on the underside of the bbl where it screws into the receiver and on the front of the lower frame of the pistol above the front part of the trigger guard. The last 2 digits of this number are also stamped on all of the other parts of the gun, at least as far as I can tell from the basic take down I do.
Associated with the main ser #'s are the following: a small 'crown over N' stamp as well as an 'm' mark stamped in a sort of flowing style, more like writing rather than the printed style of the 'N'.
There is a small slot or notch cut into the left side to the lower body of the pistol. It is a vertical cut just a few mm long located directly above the top of the wooden grips in the area above the mag release button. This cut is made into the flat metal of that part of the frame, right where the top of the wood grip meets the bottom of that flat piece but it does not extend all the way up , just a few mm as mentioned.
Finally there is what I was told is a unit identifaction mark stamped on the front strap of the pistol grip. The mark consists of the following: L. P. Th. 753.
I would be happy to hear from anyone who can help me identify this pistol. I will try to visit this forum as often as possible to read any replies to this post. Any one who wishes to contact me directly is welcome to do so at im_krell@hotmail.com
Thanks