[Dgiz]

Here is an odd one.........?
Auction Arms #6059082
DG

 

[Edward Tinker]

Interesting Dean, lots of pictures to look at too.

Here is the direct link, on this part of the forum, we don't mind if there is a direct link;

http://www.auctionarms.com/search/displayitem.cfm?itemnum=6059082

ed

 

[Dgiz]

Thanks Ed, I never really seen one of these before.......

 

[Guest_V]

.. with a British P 37 web belt and holster????

Patrick

 

[Dgiz]

The holster is very similar to the one shown in Benders book. I don't like the mark on the pistol...need more info.
Dean

 

[Mark]

The droop eagle looks to me like an enhancement. No way would a civillian proofed gun consigned to the Fascist National Security Volunteer Militia in 1941 have a Nazi air force marking on it.

No record of this pistol in the Menchini/Taviani book.

The book only mentions Nazi markings on guns that were made after the Nazi occupation in 1944 and those markings were the e/s in very rare guns.

Mark

 

[huggiebear]

this gun has been previously posted on Auction Arms with the same notation being achieved; it is a FAKE !!!!

 

[Guest]

The slide is marked "41" with the twentieth (XX) year of the Facist. Wouldn't "41" be the 19th year? I can't believe they'd make that mistake.

 

[Orv Reichert]

I am told the fascist year dates did not start with Jan..but another significant date in mid-year?

Orv

 

[Guest]

Thanks. I didn't know that about the year. I still think Huggie has it pegged though.

 

[garfield]

quote:Originally posted by villiers

.. with a British P 37 web belt and holster????

Patrick

Patrick:

The web holster and waist belt are Italian, however, seems that they are post-WWI. Not positive of the post-WWII part.

 

[Webleyman]

I understand that Fascist Year dates on Italian arms began with the date of Mussolini's staged "march on Rome," which I believe was October, 1922, so they don't begin with January 1, 1922.