WW2 Luftwaffe pistols?

Nice pistols boys...both of 'em.

Here's another FN/Browning M1922 which is UK deactivated. Notice the bakelite grips.

Didn't all of the M1922's made under the German occupation have wood grips?

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Originally Posted by Flying10uk

Didn't all of the M1922's made under the German occupation have wood grips?

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Mine did.

I don't think the one you show was made under German occupation. Not sure whose markings those are. The wood grips weren't introduced until 1942 so there are many occupation pistols with Bake light.

Somewhat of an inconvenience that the Germans had to destroy the factory records at FN before vacating Belgium.

German occupation will have Waffens or German Nitro proofs like on mine. Mine has a Waffen on the barrel where you can't see it unless disassembled. Civilian versions were only about 5% of production.

Isn't that a British proof mark from WW2 era?

I looked up British proofs and while there is an earlier one that resembles it somewhat, they have crowns, they are also 1800's

Mine's stamped Wa 140 on both frame and slide. Not sure what the (H) on the slide indicates.

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Originally Posted by Aragorn243

I looked up British proofs

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Here's what I'm going from, although I can't show you an irrefutable source of info...