| These pistols were of the "Frammer"
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| | was after Hugo Schmeisser was hired as
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| design and manufactured between 1941 and
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| | the companies' chief engineer.
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| 1944. It is a blow-back operated pistol
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| | There were two models of this pistol that
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| chambered in 7.65mm Auto and came with a
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| | I'm aware of. The model-1 that was 6.35
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| 7 round detachable magazine.
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| | caliber with 2.48" barrel. It had a six
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| The German government contracted for
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| | shot magazine and weighed 13.5 oz. The
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| 50,000 of the 7.65mm Auto 1937 type
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| | left side of the slide was stamped "C.G.
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| pistols with pro-Axis Hungary in 1941.
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| | Haenel Suhl-Schmeisser Patent. The grip
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| They were primarily ordered for the
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| | panel was marked "HS" in an oval. The
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| Luftwaffe. The originally delivered
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| | Model 2 ...was the same design but only
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| pistols were identical to the M-1937,
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| | had a 2" barrel and only weighed 12oz.
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| however after delivery had begun, the
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| | and had "Schmeisser" molded into the
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| Luftwaffe requested that a manual safety
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| | grips.
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| catch be added to production pistols.
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| | The value of a Broomhandle Mauser is
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| The manual safety was added to the left
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| | going to difficult to set considering it
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| rear of the frame. It was at this point
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| | is just part of a collection and one of
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| that the slide marking was changed from
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| | which I cannot inspect. Additionally
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| 'FEMARU FEGYUER ES GEPGYAR RT 37' to
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| | Rusty, there are other issues in regards
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| 'P.MOD. 37 KAL 7.65' with German
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| | to the model 1896 (Broomhandle) that are
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| Waffenaenment acceptance stamp. They
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| | unique concerns to the collector.
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| concealed the manufactured in accordance
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| | To begin with there are over 30 different
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| with the German system. Production was
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| | models/variations of the Broomhandle and
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| extended until 1944 ending with
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| | equally as many different retail values.
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| approximately 85,000 having been
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| | I have no way of knowing which model that
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| manufactured. The production of the '37u'
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| | the firearm in question may be.
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| was NOT under German occupation as
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| | Another issue that needs mentioning here
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| production was completed prior to this in
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| | is that the retail values are also going
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| 1944.
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| | to vary due to matching stock/holster. A
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| The holsters have a history of their own.
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| | correct matching set will add 40% to the
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| There were at least three that were
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| | value of the 1896. Non-matching stock
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| available with the pistol during its
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| | holster will add between $350 and $600.
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| production years. There were two
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| | Also, Over the years there have been
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| Hungarian holsters available during
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| | large quantities of Broomhandle Mausers
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| manufacturing years. One was a leather
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| | and Astra copies imported into the U.S.
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| holster with the top flap overlapping the
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| | These are in fair to poor condition and
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| magazine pouch which was secured by a
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| | have been offered for sale at relatively
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| leather strap attached to the lower edge
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| | low prices mostly as parts guns. During
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| of the holster and pulled upward to
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| | recent years these very common pistols
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| fasten over a metal stud.
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| | have been "converted" to "rare, exotic,
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| A second Hungarian supplied holster was
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| | near mint, original" specimens selling
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| of a combo fabric/leather construction.
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| | for four figures.
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| The top leather flap strap was attached
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| | Since it is impractical to try to list
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| to the flap itself and hung down to meet
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| | 30+ values X about a half dozen price
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| and attach to a protruding stud. The
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| | setters, I can advise you that a Standard
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| third was a German made holster with
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| | Wartime Commercial model in "good"
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| 'cdc' code for Kern Klager & Co. of
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| | condition has a retail value of about
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| Lederwaren, Berlin. The code was stamped
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| | $800. That said, prices for other
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| into the leather belt loop of the
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| | variations climb as high as $10,000.
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| holster. The Germans used the same
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| | A 1920 Rework would be selling for about
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| holster for the p37 and the Browning
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| | $500 in "good" condition. Post war models
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| M1922.
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| | as low as $600 in "good" condition. There
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| The C.G. Haenel Co. was located in Suhl
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| | are some Chinese copies that sell for as
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| Germany and was established in 1840. It
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| | little as $350 in "good" condition. The
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| was not until 1921 that the company began
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| | P38 is a very wide description of a host
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| to manufacture semi-auto pistols. This
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| | of Walters.
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