Femaru “jhv43” Luftwaffe issued pistol with two matching magazines.

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Femaru “jhv43” Luftwaffe issued pistol with two matching magazines.

It is very difficult to find these “jhv43” pistols with two matching magazines.

This was my last purchase from Jose Reis at Zefarm.

This is a 12(6) pistol so I don’t know how many people might be interested.

The German code “jhv” 43 is for Metallwaren, waffen und Machinefabrik AG, Budapest, Hungary produced in 1943.
This pistol is a “jhv” 43, which is a Second Contract pistol.

The holster markings;
“jsd” 1942 with Luftwaffe acceptance stamp Luft Eagle over L2.



Both magazines.





Barrel serial number.



Frame acceptance markings.



Matching serial numbered magazines.



The pistol with the holster.



A luftwaffe belt purchased later.



David
 
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CanadianAR said:
Very nice little rig.

I really wish out laws weren't such trash.
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Classifying these pre-1946 pistols as 'prohib' is a huge tragidy and disrespect to our Canadian history, and discrimination to collectors based on what year they were born. These pistols pose no more of a threat than any other handgun and in the case of Lugers they aren't even any smaller or easier to conceal than a 1911 or P226 for example.

Many of these significant and well preserved Canadian war trophies will eventually have nowhere to go.

How Lugers and other similar 'short barrel' WWI/WWII trophies were not exempted from the 12.6 class is beyond me. It's a shameful reminder of poor Canadian politics and those that instated C68. Unfortunately I don't believe this country will ever have enough interest in such things for a political party to change the laws, or risk the 'image' that doing so might portray.

-Steve
 
Steve1987 said:
Classifying these pre-1946 pistols as 'prohib' is a huge tragidy and disrespect to our Canadian history, and discrimination to collectors based on what year they were born. These pistols pose no more of a threat than any other handgun and in the case of Lugers they aren't even any smaller or easier to conceal than a 1911 or P226 for example.

Many of these significant and well preserved Canadian war trophies will eventually have nowhere to go.

How Lugers and other similar 'short barrel' WWI/WWII trophies were not exempted from the 12.6 class is beyond me. It's a shameful reminder of poor Canadian politics and those that instated C68. Unfortunately I don't believe this country will ever have enough interest in such things for a political party to change the laws, or risk the 'image' that doing so might portray.

-Steve
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i wonder if you took a box that was as big as the smallest non prohib handgun and tried prohibs in it how many would be too big.
 
scott585 said:
i wonder if you took a box that was as big as the smallest non prohib handgun and tried prohibs in it how many would be too big.
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Compare these two common WWII pistols:

A standard Colt 1911 dimensions: 210 mm (8.25 in) x 133 mm (5.25 in)
A standard barrel length Luger dimensions: 222 mm (8.74 in) x 140 mm (6.5 in)

Of course no logical person would be able to guess that the larger pistol has been deemed 'prohib' and can't be transfered to those with the wrong year of birth or who didn't have one at the time the laws changed. The smaller pistol in this case is fine though and only 'restricted'.

This is just one example of why these laws are blatantly flawed and discrimatory. And if you alter even the very smallest zero interest 'prohib' pistol to have a barrel of 106mm or greater it is now 'restricted' despite being many times more concealable than any WWI or WWII trophy pistol. In the process, the historical value will be ruined as would be the case with drm2n's beautiful all-matching rig.

-Steve
 
Two Axis pistols----one is prohib---the other is not.
Is one more dangerous than the other?

(Both pistols came from Jose Reis.)




Luftwaffe marked Femaru holster.





Army marked Radom holster.





NCO belt.

 
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From what I understand;

The contract for jhv43 guns was never completed because of the war so the production numbers are less. The first contract jhv41 pistols have more variations, some of which are very rare.

Comment from Scott Benedict (Pre98)

JHV 43 FEMS ARE MUCH HARDER TO FIND WITH MATCHING MAGS THAN THE 41s THEY STOPPED NUMBERING THE MAGS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 43 RUN.

http://shop.pre98.com/product.sc?productId=476&categoryId=37
 
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I haven't looked closely at mine for quite some time, so I don't recall if the magazine matches or not. I do know that these are a very heavy built handgun and mine tends to shoot very accurately (if I do my part). My biggest complaint is the trigger pull. While I haven't measured it, it feels like somewhere in the neigbourhood of 500 lbs!

Regarding the decision to create the entire 12.6 category, you can thank Allen Rock and his band of merry Liberal idiots. I attended a meeting with him where he wanted to get the input of "stakeholders" before finalizing the laws. At the start of the meeting he told everyone that he felt short barreled or 25/32 calibre pistols had no collector's value, were not accurate enough for target shooting, and that he felt they should be prohibited. After a couple of hours of gun owners politely pointing out endless examples of why he was wrong, he concluded the meeting by saying that he believed that short barreled or 25/32 calibre pistols had no collector's value and were not accurate, therefore they should be prohibited.

Other than the obvious criminal charge, it would have been far more effective (and satisfying) to have punched him in the face than to try convincing him of anything. Calling that man a tool is giving tools a bad name. At least they have a use.
 
myenfield said:
Regarding the decision to create the entire 12.6 category, you can thank Allen Rock and his band of merry Liberal idiots. I attended a meeting with him where he wanted to get the input of "stakeholders" before finalizing the laws. At the start of the meeting he told everyone that he felt short barreled or 25/32 calibre pistols had no collector's value, were not accurate enough for target shooting, and that he felt they should be prohibited. After a couple of hours of gun owners politely pointing out endless examples of why he was wrong, he concluded the meeting by saying that he believed that short barreled or 25/32 calibre pistols had no collector's value and were not accurate, therefore they should be prohibited.
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How one man could ruin so many pieces of Canadian military history is just sickening. But I don't think we can put this all on him, Canadians allowed this to happy when they voted in the party that backed this. Hindsight being 20/20 things may have been different, or at least an exemption for pre-1946 military pistols.

-Steve
 
Steve1987 said:
How one man could ruin so many pieces of Canadian military history is just sickening. But I don't think we can put this all on him, Canadians allowed this to happy when they voted in the party that backed this. Hindsight being 20/20 things may have been different, or at least an exemption for pre-1946 military pistols.

-Steve
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This was not part of any election platform. There was no mandate. He rammed it down everyone's throat including their own MPs.
King Rock on his way to a police state. And now they sit in third party status BEHIND the NDP.
 
Our Canadian WWII vets brought back many souvenirs that fit into the nasty 12(6) category.
They that created this law gave little consideration to the Canadian history of these pieces that were treasured by the fellows that valued them and brought them back.

I got this Kreigsmarine Model 1934 Mauser from Peter Dunster who knows far more than most about the Canadian vet bring backs.

According to a document that came with this pistol, the vet picked it up in Wilhelmshaven following the German surrender.

Variation 2, engraved E/M on the right front panel and “O” property number on the front grip strap and on the magazine floor plate.

Matching Navy Property markings on front grip strap and magazine floor plate O.2325.
“O” for Marine Station der Ostee (Baltic Fleet)
Serial number 532668

Reported serial range for these 2nd variation guns was 532780 to 587534; reported property number range O.2273 to O.5730. (Jan Still-Axis Pistols....Third printing 1989)

I believe this pistol was manufactured in 1938.
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NOTE;
This is a link to the Mauser 1934 section of Marks' web site.
It shows Army ,Police and various examples of Kreigsmarine pistols.
http://www.p38guns.com/1934Mauser.htm
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I think that there is a serious failure in the system that collectors who do not have 12(6) cannot move forward appreciatiating these pieces that our Canadian WWII vets brought back.
 
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Steve1987 said:
How one man could ruin so many pieces of Canadian military history is just sickening. But I don't think we can put this all on him, Canadians allowed this to happy when they voted in the party that backed this. Hindsight being 20/20 things may have been different, or at least an exemption for pre-1946 military pistols.

-Steve
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Were I king, Mr. Rock and a few other choice people I could name would be in prison for the rest of their lives. The government of Canada is criminal, not harmless gun owners who have an old PPK that Dad brought back from Europe after, you know, defeating a nation with some policies that leftist scum would champion 60 years later.

Ahem, anyway. Very nice pistol, OP. I've always liked pocket pistols and the .32 ACP round in general.
 
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