[Atarian]

Can anyone ID the marking to the right of the serial number on this p.38? It is an early post-war slide mated to a post-war mauser steel frame. Any help appreciated!

http://jandtbos.home.att.net/mysterymark.jpg

[Jim K]

The mark appears to be a rifle crossed with a scope. My WAG is maybe a rifle club or hunting club in Germany or somewhere else where individual pistol ownership was banned but clubs could own guns.

Jim

[Atarian]

thanks jim - that's an angle i hadn't though of. i was thinking some post-war military/police usage but came up with nothing.

jonathan

[bannockburn]

Atarian

I couldn't find anything even remotely like that in a book I have on German proof marks. Try asking over at the p38forum; see if anyone over there has ever encountered something like that.