I have two MAB model D's with 4 didget serial numbers. Can anyone tell me about year what they were made?
Thanks
Todd
Thanks
Todd
Dale,
I own a model D (type 1) with German stamp on barrel and serial #80898. Can you tell me what the stamp means on the frame?: W8A251
It looks like the eagle symbol above the numbers/letters. Thanks.
Doc
I am new to Gunboard Forum and not sure if I have done this correctly. Sorry if I have not followed correct protocol. I will learn.
Doc
Thanks for the photos. Your latch is the same as mine. While a sample of 2 out of 1160 is too small to be definitive, it is a good indication that these are the original latches.Thank you for the information and the citations. As requested, pics. I can also tell you it was a vet bring back from World War 2, and at the time acquired over there was residing in a Polish Radom holster. Unfortunately my relative bought it off another GI in theatre, and I do not know where it was originally acquired. Don't mind the missing grips, the originals were warped and almost melted looking, I am sourcing replacements, and hope to try it out soon. The outside has some wear as you can see but the internals are mint.
Let me try sending it again, this time via PhotoBucket.Thanks for the info, it really answers some questions. Unfortunately, the attachment does not work.
Have you guys ever seen one that has a finish that looks a lot like the green park' on US WWII weapons?
I just bought one with a "D 46xx" serial number but all the ones I've been seeing online are blued. If it's a refinish, it's a very old refinish job.... anyway, just curious.
I just picked this up at the closing of my favorite gun store yesterday. It's an L prefix model, with melted looking grips, and an early style magazine that is original, but does not have the stamping on the bottom. I just shot it and it shot extremely well and was dead center. I've printed out the letter posted previously regarding the L prefixes. and I'll post pics here of the pistol both sides, and the holster that came with it, holster has no markings.
Frank
[QUOTE=Gun_Shy;1392566]The D-prefix pistols are most likely surplused from the French Customs Service (Direction générale des douanes et droits indirects (DGDDI), with the customs agents commonly called douaniers), and your pistol probably dates to the 1950s.
Bill