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Dfariswheel · October 19, 2004, 01:57 PM

By 1940 there WERE no civilians in Nazi Germany.
Everybody was considered a "soldier".

Any weapons produced were military, other than a tiny handful produced for foreign governments.

I believe Germany produced commercial-marked HP/P-38 pistols for Sweden? during the war.

A pistol marked like yours was strictly for issue to German police and military forces, and as such was undoubtedly issued to and used by a Germany soldier or police officer.

NO civilian other than Party members or other "important" people were even allowed to possess firearms, much less military firearms.

October 19, 2004, 01:57 PM	#2
Dfariswheel Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2001 Posts: 7,478	By 1940 there WERE no civilians in Nazi Germany. Everybody was considered a "soldier". Any weapons produced were military, other than a tiny handful produced for foreign governments. I believe Germany produced commercial-marked HP/P-38 pistols for Sweden? during the war. A pistol marked like yours was strictly for issue to German police and military forces, and as such was undoubtedly issued to and used by a Germany soldier or police officer. NO civilian other than Party members or other "important" people were even allowed to possess firearms, much less military firearms.