• Deutsche Werke Ortgies

Thank does this clip or holster add value and is this seem to be In great shape I have uploaded some photos.of everything and on the left side of the slide it reads Deutsche Werke the a circle with a D and then Werk Erfurt.I belive it is a 1921 first generation am I right? Right after ww1 but was this posssibly a used in ww2 at all maybe a officer.I was told it was brought home as a war suevineer it has the crown with the N makers marks.that is not a military issued mark and what does the miltary issued ones go for and what's the difference if this is a commercial gun what does that mean.sorry I'm new. Heinrich Ortgies lived in Liege Belgium for many years and pistol patents (Br pats 1, 1, and 1) were granted to him circa 1916-1918. After WW1 he returned to Germany and set up in business manufacturing Ortgies pistols in 7.65 mm calibre. Over 10000 pistols were manufactured by 1921 when he died and Deutsche Werke AG purchased the patents and machinery. 7.65 mm pistols were manufactured 1920 to 1928. 9 mm short pistols were manufactured from 1922 to 1926.

Deutsche Werke Ortgies

6.35 mm pistols were manufactured from 1921 to 1928. The pistols were very well designed and made. No screws were used in the assembly, the parts lock together. The pistols incorporated no screws and even the grip panels had spring clips.