Deutsche Werke Ortgies Serial Numbers

Ortgies pistols are collected but not aggressively/obsessively so. There are about four iterations; no changes to the action, all have to do with the medallions on the grips and where they were made. They were made in three calibers: 6.35 (.25 ACP), 7.65 (.32 ACP), and 9mm Kurz (.380 ACP). The one I inherited from my dad (who brought it back from the war) is a 7.65 and has about 85% of its finish. It has the second, crouching cat medallion on the grips and nestles nicely into the hand.

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Of all the pistols I own, it's the only one Her Imperial Majesty likes; she refers to it as 'HER pistol.' I've been looking for another one as nice for awhile, but availability of pistol and availability of money have not so far coincided.

Mar 21, 2014  I am new to the forum and just recently acquired an Ortgies Patent Deutsche Werke Erfurt 7.65mm (32 acp) Pistol from my grandfather. It is in pretty. German ortgies semiauto pistol 7.65mm.32 acorn serial #1074. On the left side of the slide it reads Deutsche Werke the a circle with a D and then Werk Erfurt. Production resumed at Deutsche Werke Aktiengesellschaft with a Berlin address (D.W.A.Berlin). Then, production was moved to the Erfurt address. Approximately 185,000 of the 6.35mm pistols were produced in total - ALL at the Erfurt address.

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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.