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Originally Posted by JayFramer
A 1962 dated East German Makarov PM 9x18mm. Made at the Ernst Thaelmann factory....
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The East Germans first imported Russian pistols and then started production of their own licensed copy in 1958.
The “Ernst-Thälmann“ gun factory was the old Haenel factory in Suhl, renamed after the Communist take-over.
The official East German name for the gun was Pistole M. They did not use PM as an abbreviation. Below the cover of the official manual from the Ministry of National Defense.
