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- Jul 1, 2012
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A Black Friday Sale caused me to break my vow to steer away from German flare pistols (there are a lot of variations, and many are quite expensive).
The Kampfpistole (Battle Pistol) is an LP-34 with a rifled barrel.
The "Z" on the side is for "Züge" or "grooved".
These were used to fire rifled rounds, basically mini-grenades and high-explosive, anti-tank rounds.
The shells were a bit weird as the casing itself is rifled so it can be inserted into the barrel (that's an empty casing in the pic BTW).
Two companies made them between 1940 and 1942, Walther ("ac") and Erma-Erfurt ("ayf").
This one was made by Erma in 1941 and was accepted by the Heere (Army) based on the proliferation of E/280 Waffenamts.
Even some of the screws are proofed.
Ironically I'd picked up a vz.30 a couple months ago that came with an LP-34 holster and rare cleaning rod.
The Kampfpistole is hard to find, and usually well outside what I'd spend on a flare gun - but this was "Mawkie-priced" so...
The Kampfpistole (Battle Pistol) is an LP-34 with a rifled barrel.
The "Z" on the side is for "Züge" or "grooved".
These were used to fire rifled rounds, basically mini-grenades and high-explosive, anti-tank rounds.
The shells were a bit weird as the casing itself is rifled so it can be inserted into the barrel (that's an empty casing in the pic BTW).
Two companies made them between 1940 and 1942, Walther ("ac") and Erma-Erfurt ("ayf").
This one was made by Erma in 1941 and was accepted by the Heere (Army) based on the proliferation of E/280 Waffenamts.
Even some of the screws are proofed.
Ironically I'd picked up a vz.30 a couple months ago that came with an LP-34 holster and rare cleaning rod.
The Kampfpistole is hard to find, and usually well outside what I'd spend on a flare gun - but this was "Mawkie-priced" so...