I decided to post this here as it may be of interest to the German pistol collectors too. A recent addition to my collection is this 1939/1940 French military contract MAB Model D. As WW2 started to unwind, the French were short on handguns and contracted with Manufacture D'Armes Des Bayonne for their Model D pistol. According to E. Medlin and J. Huon from their book, "Military Hanguns of France 1858-1958", the French aquired about 16,000 MAB D's before the armistice. These pistols fall into the 31,000 to 47,000 serial number range. The Germans took control of MAB in June of 1940 and production of the Model D resumed where the French contract ended. In the above title as well as Jan's "Axis Pistols" and Col. Whittington's Volume one, the German production begins in the 47,000 range. The German pistols have either WaAD20 or WaA251 stamps. The serial number of this example is 47,666. The serial number shows this pistol to be part of the last aquired by France just prior to armistice with the Germans.
These French pistols in unaltered condition are tough to find. This pistol shows moderate holster wear but is all matching and period correct.
I would like to hear of any German MAB D pistols in the 47,000 range, lets see how close we can get.
I hope you all enjoy this French pistol from the opening days of WW2!
Dean
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These French pistols in unaltered condition are tough to find. This pistol shows moderate holster wear but is all matching and period correct.
I would like to hear of any German MAB D pistols in the 47,000 range, lets see how close we can get.
I hope you all enjoy this French pistol from the opening days of WW2!
Dean
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