I'll start: this FN 1900 dates to 1907 and is still a GREAT shooter!!



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Charles

I have one of the french manhurin walther pp's which was made under license from walther. Love it. From 15 yards can keep all shots under 3" even with cataracts. using federal ball ammo.Now if I could find a couple extra mags I'd be happy. I once had a Saur 38h in 32 acp but swapped it and the holster it came with for a 1943 ithaca 1911A1 45. Along with a half dozen assorted boxes of 32 acp ammo. I got the 38h for free from a member of my gun club as he wanted to get rid of it. So basically I got the 45 for free also. Frank

I'll play. My CZ50.



The knife is a Mora 612. The inner tube is covering up dog damage.

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I've had tons of them but always trade them off. The only one I
have at present is this Walther. Might keep it for carry piece.

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Mauser HSc, .32 ACP

Here's mine. It's a police trade in from somewhere in Europe. Great (not so) little gun.

Ed

This Savage Model 1907 dates to 1916:

Colt Model "M"

2 different ones...

Walther PP from 1960's.



Mauser Model 1914 from the late 1920's.



Colt 1903 made in 1929.

Here is an FN 1910, first year of production 1912/13. These can be identified by the negative overlap of the slide/frame at the front.

This gun came off the assembly line about half a year before the gun that killed the Archduke and his wife in Sarajevo (although that one was in .380); probably as close as one of my guns gets to history .

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J. P. Sauer & Sohn:
It's in darn near mint condition but the bluing appears washed out in the 2nd photo.
Jim

My dad was a forward observer during WWII, and brought back this Walther PPK. It may be a "pre-war" manufactured example, as there are only proof marks.

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Another CZ fan here.

This does indeed look like a very nice pre-war commercial specimen. While some people go all ga-ga over a few swastika stamps, others actually consider clean ones more desirable. Over on the Walther forum, with the serial number they can likely narrow down the year of production for you.

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Only one I have a picture of. 1925-vintage Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless.

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Well, I've got five 1903 Colts, two 1907 Savages, one 1917 Savage, a FN 1922, a MAB D...and a Walther PP my Dad captured during WW2.

I don't have pics, but I do have a Colt 1903 and a Walther PP.

A couple CZ 27's, one early Commercial the other early Nazi accepted.
1966 PPK, this one came with Provost Marshall papers from Germany dated 1966.
Last 2 pics of a recent addition, 1940 RSHA SS PPK. These are only distinguishable by serial number placement along with the 2 matching numbered magazines and the holster. Was happy to add this rig to the collection.

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H&R Self loading .32

The members have some nice thirty twos, all of them.
That 1940 SS PPK is a find and a half. I've got one but not as nice as yours CZU.

Here are another Savage 1907 and Mauser 1914. I lettered the Savage, it shipped to one John Pritzlaff Hardware Co. in Milwaukee on 4/11/13. The Mauser bears no military nor export markings so must have been made for civilian sale.

A Manurhin Walther and a Savage 1907

Easiest thing in the world: Mec-Gar Mag Walther PP 32 ACP 8-Round Steel Blue Finger Rest Or just Google Mec-Gar magazines: Mec-Gar magazines Or, if that is too hard, here is the page they are on: Walther Magazines - Mec-Gar

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Great pics!! Keep 'em coming!!!

Remember 007 carried a .32 auto.

Another Savage. 1917 Model. It's in pretty rough shape, and my ex-wife lost the magazine, but the last time I shot it - about 10 years ago - it wasn't too bad.

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You want a magazine? Here: Gun Holsters and Gun Magazines by Triple K :: SAVAGE 1904-1915, .32ACP, 7 RD MAGAZINE OR GRIPS

I don't know about now, but the last 1907 magazine I bought from Triple K was a real Savage magazine, not one of their reproductions! I honestly am not sure if the 1907 and 1917 magazines are the same after looking at the Numrich/GunParts site. They do claim to have reproductions for either model though. I have owned several 1907s, but never a 1917.

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I've probably looked at that site 20 times, but I could have sworn the original mag held 9 rounds, and theirs only says 7. What to do......

The OEM magazines are the same for the 1907/1917 and hold 10 rounds. Check the link at the very bottom is information on Savage magazines

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My uncle had one of those. I carried it concealed for a few days on a summer visit to his home. I was 12, but knew how to use it. It wasn't just an affectation, for he had been beaten up a few weeks prior by some men who accosted him on his front porch. I kept it near me for that entire visit. He also had a Colt .32 auto.

The Savage M-1917 was also sold to Portugal, to augment their 7.65mm Lugers, I guess. Maybe senior officers carried them?

I think the French also bought some in WWI.

I love my Beretta Model 70. Shoots like a dream.

Cz50 I have tucked away.

ALK8944, thanks for the link and tip regarding the walther pp magazines. Christmas is coming. Frank

I have a CZ-70 (Zastava) "police turn-in" single action, with a nice trigger. It is "slicker than greased owl snot" and accurate as all get-out. If I need to "press it into service" I'd be willing to bet that I would come out of the encounter alive. The "object" of the ballistic excercise may not.

Here's one of mine. Walther PPK/L (duraluminum frame.)

You can't tell because of the flash, but there is a little wear around the muzzle. I carry this often in an ankle holster. (My guns are fer carryin'...not fer lookin' at.)

My Dad's Vesta..chambered in 7.65..which from what I was told is .32 ACP..does this count ?

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Let's represent the 1922 Brownings.
Here is a WWII manufacture and a post-war German police.
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I no longer have this, but the Beretta 70 is my absolute favorite .32 a.c.p.


My F-I-L passed away in 2008, I have his NDS marked Walther PP. This is one of the few Walthers I have owned that works properly.

Top to bottom are:

Interarms imported FEG AP7S in 7.65mm Browning
TGI imported FEG APK7S in 7.65mm Browning
1960 Manurhin made Walther PP in 7.65mm Browning, marked JW with a property control number for Justiz Wien (Vienna Justice)
1960 Manurhin made Walther PP in 7.65mm Browning.



The FEG pistols are variants on the PP design, using slightly heavier frames and slides as the original military pistols were chambered for 9mm Makarov.

The military pistols were initially developed in 1947 and evolved through several models through the late 1960s. The model numbers start with "PA" while the civilian models developed in the 1970s and 80s use the "AP" prefix.

The PA and AP pistols are Walther PP sized pistols, while the "K" in the APK models denotes a shorter PPK slide on what is in essence a PPK/S sized pistol. The "7" denotes 7.65mm Browning caliber while the "S" denotes a steel frame. You will also encounter AP9S and APK9S pistols in their respective long and short versions and you'll find them chambered in both .380 ACP and 9mm Makarov calibers.

The FEG pistols use a slightly more generously cut chamber than their Walther counterparts, as a result they are much less picky about ammo and they are relentlessly reliable. The downsides are that brass life is a little shorter, and they are slightly less accurate than their Walther counterparts - which are exceptionally accurate pistols considering the size and caliber.

These FEG pistols were imported by Interarms after Manurhin stopped making Walther PP series pistols, and Interarms started looking for a similar design to the PP and PPK/S. They were sold side by side with the PP series pistols after production of the Walther pistols was started in the US.

They were also imported by other companies including Tennessee Guns Inc. and the specifications vary by importer as FEG made them to the importers specifications. The finish on the Interarms imported models is superb - as good as the finish on any Walther, while the TGI imported versions lack some of the refinements and polish of the Interarms pistols.

My 1941 vintage Walther PPK

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The number of commercial holsters I run into made for the Colt and other .32 autos indicate that they were popular carry pistols throughout the 1900's. Here's my Colt in a Tibiletti holster.

A Lawrence pocket holster.

This little Savage was my father in law's nightstand pistol. After his death his wife asked me to go with her to the bank to get it out of the safety deposit box. It had a fully loaded magazine in it and a round in the chamber !

Regards,
turnerriver

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Picked this one up a while back from a dealer that watches for stuff for me. Don't know that much about Colts, but looks like it's never been fired.

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That looks like a U.S. Military kraft box, you should determine if you have a U.S. issue Colt. They issued them to Generals and OSS used them as well.
Regards,
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Huh, pretty neat info thanks! Not to familiar with the colts, any idea/advice on how to determine?

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At one time, I had a fairly sizeable collection of US-made posket pistols, both .32 and .380. My favorites were the Remington 51 and the Savages. But I also had a Browning (FN) Model 1900 in .32. I have since sold off most of my pocket pistol collection, but I retained a Remington 51 (first type) in .380, a Savage 1905 in .32, and the FN 1900. All are in about 95% condition.

I have two:

A 1964 Walther PP with holster and shoulder straps. You know what they look like!

A 1995 Seecamp

I agree. A gun in that quality condition and with full accessories would definitely be a Colt archive letter candidate for me, which is the only definite way to make a determination.

Close to the bottom of the barrel. A Ruby type made by Martin Bascaran, trade name "Martian".

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Got one of those, too. This one is from the WW I French Army contract, by one of the Arizmendi businesses in Eibar; the family was involved in three or four different gun-making companies. It's one of the better-quality ones; you can tell just by the fact that the magazine was made by another manufacturer and nevertheless works flawlessly in this gun, even with hollowpoints. Usually, parts didn't even exchange among guns from the same shop because so much was hand-made.

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Simple as pie.

After you've verified it's empty, and cocked, retract the slide until the small arrow on the right front of the lower slide is even with the leading edge of the frame (I put my left thumb in the trigger guard and my index finger on what would, on a 1911, be the recoil spring plug, and pinch together - works well for me).

When the arrow is even with the frame, grasp the end of the barrel and turn it counter-clockwise until it stops (half turn). Slowly release the slide from spring pressure. It comes straight off the end of the gun, taking the barrel with it.

When the slide/barrel is removed, turn the barrel back clockwise until it stops, and take it straight out the muzzle end of the slide.

The recoil spring and recoil spring guide can now be taken out the front of the frame.

Wallah - field stripped. Takes longer to describe than to do.

DO NOT attempt further disassembly.

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Look for "U S Property" rollmarked into the slide...