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By SARGE · Posted
Gents, I just returned from the Wichita KS militaria show with several goodies. My camera is broken and I can't upload photos at the moment but I wanted to describe what I found. I found an Austrian Police Revolver that I did not know existed and quickly bought it. This six shot revolver is marked, "K.K. Post u. Polizei / Revolver" on the top strap of the small 9mm M.1876 Scharfe Patrone caliber pistol. It is a very obscure double action handgun and an unmarked version of the Gasser M.1885 with NRA Fine bright steel fittings and checkered wood grips. The butt has a swiveling lanyard ring as is typical of Polizei revolvers of this turn of the century period. The gun has a full set of Austrian inspection markings but no maker name (Gasser). The slab 8 sided barrel has a fixed front sight and a grove V rear sight, Here is a similar, slightly larger, German revolver with similar attributes and markings. Think of a Rast-Gasser, only much smaller. Best I can do. -
By SARGE · Posted
Another nice transitional Austrian tunic. Austrian tailors continued to make distinctive German tunics after the Anschluss. Their tailoring was distinctive as they continued to make very scalloped pocket flaps which can be spotted a mile away. Or... at least one or two aisles away at a militaria show. Another give away is the short skirts on the rear of the tunics that carried over from WWI. Here is an Austrian made tunic for an active duty Polizei Officer. Notice the pockets and the long point collar. -
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By SARGE · Posted
I agree with you Tom. Thanks for your active participation Mr. Bushido. -
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By stratasfan · Posted
Thanks so much! I double-checked and he is German. So, that ribbon through the ring . . . would it fold down to pin on, or simply be display like a ribbon just threaded through the ring? -
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By Mr. Bushido · Posted
It seems my post caused some misunderstanding. The early model of the Type 95 is called the Type 32 bis. Perhaps it was a term unique to JP collectors. ohmura-study.net/957.html https://search.yahoo.co.jp/image/search?p=32式改軍刀&ei=UTF-8&fr=applep1&x=nl#be895d8b5b0da7bf4b88c33a67fe1466 -
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By Otter42 · Posted
Thank you both very much for the fast identification and background, really appreciate it. Ken -
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