Weird handgun (WWII era). What could it be?

[guess_kto]

 

[BBq_Woa!]

it made me lol.
that's all I have to say.

 

[john@]

I think its a pre ww2 pistol, probably around ww1. Looks a bit like a Dreyse.

 

[ilovepotatos]

Czech perhaps? Very crudely put together. Possibly some kind of partisan weapon, made during German occupation?

 

[colinjw]

The Germans were getting guns from many sources. They bought a lot of Spanish guns some of which were made in little factories & were not marked with much information. No proof marks or maker's name.
This might be one of them but I am only guessing.

 

[skirsons]

If you sell it you should list it as "minty".

 

[BBq_Woa!]

I'd list it as "LOL-y"

 

[john@]

What caliber is it?

 

[prproulx]

It could very well be a home-made pistol. A machinist I knew from Hungary said gunsmith's there had to prove their worth by making a functional handgun from scratch.

 

[USP]

looks like some sort of #### version of the Beretta .32, pre ww2?

 

[prairieguy]

The numbers match on the slide and frame. That's a nice touch. Otherwise looks like it was made by a kid in Gr. 12 shop class.

 

[Brutus]

I would hazard to guess, if one resided in the Warsaw Ghetto, during the Nazi Occupation of Poland...there would be nothing funny about having one of these with ammo.

 

[Stevo]

The font of the serial, plus the fact that it is serialed frame and slide make me think it's some kind of late-war German Volkspistole.

 

[FN]

It would be very interesting to learn the history of this pistol.

 

[joe n]

It is what is described as a VC tunnel gun, saw this pic and posting on the Wehrmacht Awards forum.....

 

[aninchlow]

I think I saw it in the HK catalogue! The border guards wanted guns.... give em these ones!

 

[joe n]

Here is the link

http://w w w.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/showthread.php?t=229839

 

[daroccot]

There's nothing pretty about war. That piece was not intended for use in a shooting sport.

 

[guess_kto]

looks like some sort of s**t version of the Beretta .32, pre ww2?

My thought exactly... looks like Bereta 34 after handover....

 

[tiriaq]

Interesting piece. Has features similar to other designs, but would seem to be unique. The mechanism is generic; pivoting trigger, disconnector on the left side above the grip, pivoting internal hammer. Doubt that the number is a true serial, in the sense of starting at 1 and going from there. If that many had been made, the pistol would be identifiable. Hard to say if everything is original, but note the Phillips head grip screws, and the roll pin at the end of the slide. It would be interesting to see a photo study of the pistol, including disassembled views. It would seem that some machine tools were used in its manufacture.