French Service Pistol M1935_A year of production??
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According to this... we can narrow it to 1938 or later:
http://unblinkingeye.com/Guns/F1935S/f1935s.html
And if it doesn't have the German stamp, then I'd say its maybe between 1938-1940 or after liberation (1944-50).
http://unblinkingeye.com/Guns/F1935S/f1935s.html
And if it doesn't have the German stamp, then I'd say its maybe between 1938-1940 or after liberation (1944-50).
Thank you for quick reply!
It looks like internet has only general info and no serial number / year of production...
apparently this book has it all, but just to buy a book for one number... doesn't really make sense... "The French 1935 Pistol, A concise history; Eugene Medlin and Colin Doane; Excalibur Publications; 1995 edition"
It looks like internet has only general info and no serial number / year of production...
apparently this book has it all, but just to buy a book for one number... doesn't really make sense... "The French 1935 Pistol, A concise history; Eugene Medlin and Colin Doane; Excalibur Publications; 1995 edition"
Is there NO other information in the book? Surely, it must contain more than ONE fact.
Generally a good idea to pick up books about your guns while they are available.
By FAR the majority of books ever written about guns are out-of-print.... and sold few enough copies that they ever will be reprinted. They are, however, still covered by Copyright laws and so will not be digitised for many years to come.
Next time you head for a gun show, take along an extra 50 or 100 bucks, just for books. Be careful, be discriminating, and you will NEVER regret it.
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Generally a good idea to pick up books about your guns while they are available.
By FAR the majority of books ever written about guns are out-of-print.... and sold few enough copies that they ever will be reprinted. They are, however, still covered by Copyright laws and so will not be digitised for many years to come.
Next time you head for a gun show, take along an extra 50 or 100 bucks, just for books. Be careful, be discriminating, and you will NEVER regret it.
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I'd definitely agree with what Smellie says. Sometimes the books are harder to find then the guns themselves. Good reference books are a goldmine for the serious collector.
Maybe its time for such a thread. Other firearms forums have them.
Congrats on your Modèle 1935A. Is that the one from the Wolverine Surplus Sale? It was on my radar.
Maybe its time for such a thread. Other firearms forums have them.
Congrats on your Modèle 1935A. Is that the one from the Wolverine Surplus Sale? It was on my radar.
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The German occupation forces followed the same serialization sequencing as on most other German small arms--blocks of 10,000 before switching the alpha prefix on the French 1935A- German designate 7.65mm Pistole 625F . Unless this particular pistol has an WaA acceptance of 251, it would be my opinion that the pistol was manufactured after Germany collapsed in France. F prefix should be void of any German army acceptance although I have been fooled before.
Respecting reference books the payback on good material is ten fold.
Respecting reference books the payback on good material is ten fold.
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Vonlemberg takes pretty good closeup photos, if the Germans had accepted this pistol and marked the firearm in the designated area it would have been between the 1935A model # and the serial # left side of frame, the Germans did not always follow marking orders and due that only one side of the pistol is shown it would be only the present owners that would know of any other markings.
The 1935A French pistol to collect is the prewar model ,far less produced before the Germans overtook the factory. Many countries armed themselves in post war Europe, it would not surprise me that the pistol saw post war police service. Star B LPN's are a good example of post war police service.
Vonlemberg takes pretty good closeup photos, if the Germans had accepted this pistol and marked the firearm in the designated area it would have been between the 1935A model # and the serial # left side of frame, the Germans did not always follow marking orders and due that only one side of the pistol is shown it would be only the present owners that would know of any other markings.
The 1935A French pistol to collect is the prewar model ,far less produced before the Germans overtook the factory. Many countries armed themselves in post war Europe, it would not surprise me that the pistol saw post war police service. Star B LPN's are a good example of post war police service.
BTW, the cartridge for this nice little gun was a dead copy of the .30 Pederson as used in the famous (and much-too-elusive) Pederson Device of late-War-One fame.
They have been made from .30 Carbine brass, so you have a starting-point there.
For anything else, you will have to source original 7.65 French military ammo, which is awfully scarce stuff anywhere; my chickens would give their teeth to find a batch.
Good luck.
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They have been made from .30 Carbine brass, so you have a starting-point there.
For anything else, you will have to source original 7.65 French military ammo, which is awfully scarce stuff anywhere; my chickens would give their teeth to find a batch.
Good luck.
NICE toy!
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