Found a couple OSS guns....

[RM Vivas]

My late night slumming on the internet recently produced an interesting gun:

At first glance, a generally unremarkable Victory.

However, if we look closely:

The top strap lacks the US Property markings common to these guns.

Not entirely unusual though; DSC guns usually don’t have it.

The backstrap bears the markings of the Hessen police:

Serial number:

Interesting gun. Winds up in post-war German police force, yet lacks US Property markings. Sounds letter-worthy to me.

And the SWHF comes back with……. 22AUG44 shipped to Strategic Services Rosslyn, VA!

Coolness! I have an OSS gun!

Actually I found two of them that week. This is just the one I had decent images of.

I’m not an OSS guy so I’ll sell the two OSS guns off to finance my burgeoning N-frame .357 Magnum addiction. Still, I think it’s cool that I have a couple documented OSS guns!

Best,
RM Vivas

 

[DARE]

OSS. Very nice.
You should not have any trouble finding a buyer.

 

[Retired W4]

Very cool. I have a Victory with that sideways W and had hoped it was an OSS gun. Sadly, it was shipped to the Illinois State AG for the IL NG. Of course there is really no way to know where it went on down the road.

I had a butt swivel for it.