Neil Albaugh Posted February 25 Share #1 Posted February 25 I brought this back from Germany in 1963. Sometimes called a "Radom", it is a very well designed 9mm pistol. Production started pre- WW II in Poland but the Germans took over the factory and began stamping production with Waffenampt markings. As the war dragged on, machining quality declined and some features were deleted. This example is one of the better early production. These pistols are very accurate. Our Babenhausen Rod & Gun Club was selling a big lot of various WW II pistols and I bought this for $12 and a Broomhandle Mauser for $18. Those were the days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted February 26 Share #2 Posted February 26 Nice! I still have my US Remington Mosin-Nagant that I bought at the Stuttgart (I think) rod&gun club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Albaugh Posted February 26 Author Share #3 Posted February 26 2 minutes ago, BEAST said: Nice! I still have my US Remington Mosin-Nagant that I bought at the Stuttgart (I think) rod&gun club. I wonder where they got that stuff? It was a hell of an assortment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted February 27 Share #4 Posted February 27 24 minutes ago, Neil Albaugh said: I wonder where they got that stuff? It was a hell of an assortment. They never seemed to run out. I bought both my Nagant and my Broomhandle in 1988. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Albaugh Posted February 27 Author Share #5 Posted February 27 15 hours ago, BEAST said: They never seemed to run out. I bought both my Nagant and my Broomhandle in 1988. I also bought a P-38 and an S/42 Luger from our Rod & Gun Club back then. I traded away the P-38 but I still have the Luger. I took it to a Master Gunsmith in Darmstadt and had it re-blued and the trigger improved. He did a great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyConroe Posted June 29 Share #6 Posted June 29 Interesting to see a 3 lever Vis with late war grip panels. That’s a first for me. Either way, solid example and thanks for sharing! Now only off this was a Polish eagle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
268th C.A. Posted June 29 Share #7 Posted June 29 $30. was a lot in 1963 Ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Albaugh Posted June 29 Author Share #8 Posted June 29 2 hours ago, JohnnyConroe said: Interesting to see a 3 lever Vis with late war grip panels. That’s a first for me. Either way, solid example and thanks for sharing! Now only off this was a Polish eagle! The wood grips on this pistol are unique. I have never seen any like them. These are not like other late-war production wood grips, they almost look as if they may have been hand carved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Albaugh Posted June 29 Author Share #9 Posted June 29 2 hours ago, 268th C.A. said: $30. was a lot in 1963 Ha! Yes, it was about a third of my month's pay as an SP-5 E-5 P2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyConroe Posted June 29 Share #10 Posted June 29 6 hours ago, Neil Albaugh said: The wood grips on this pistol are unique. I have never seen any like them. These are not like other late-war production wood grips, they almost look as if they may have been hand carved. Interesting. At first glance I thought they were the late were versions commonly seen on phospate 2 level pistols. Either way you have a nice piece and it was priced very fair! 🤩 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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