DRGM Stamp - any knowledge on it?

[H Wally]

Wondering if there is anything anyone could tell me about the DRGM (Deutsches Reich Gebrauchsmuster (German Reich Registered Design) ) stamping on pistols?

So far I've found this on a clock forum:

The D.R.G.M. signifies "Deutsche Reich Gebraumeister" and is a design or use patent somewhat similar a "Registered" mark that provides an initial three years protection extendable for another three years to six maximum. These were first issued starting in 1891 and were discontinued after WWII.

Wondering if it's any different for pistols or if Ze Germans have put their old patent lists online somewhere.

 

[smellie]

Any German patents that were still in force in this country (and in the US) were seized at the brginning of War Two and were held by the Custodian of Enemy Property until quite a while after the war.

German optics, especially, were miles ahead of ours. That's how we got the latest lens formulas and coatings for our rangefinders, scopes, et cetera.

Check with the federal Gummint. They might still have records in the Public Archives in Rottawa.