mawkie
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-Lord this one took forever to acquire with me constantly coming up short in a effort to add a German Police issue Austrial Steyr Hahn Model 1912 in 9 x 19 to the collection. Finally had to open up my tight wallet to get it when the reality that a super duper bargain find was not in the cards. But enough whining and onto the show.
-After the annexation of Austria by Germany in the late 30s Steyr Hahns were converted from 9mm Steyr (9x21mm) to their standard 9x19mm for German police issue. I've seen two different sources claim the total converted to be either 14,000 or 23,000. I tend to lean towards the 23K number as published by Josef Motz and Joschi Schuy in their massive reference work on Austrian pistols. The slide was stamped "08" to denote the conversion along with an E/N on the left slide and E/L on the right. The lanyard loop is also marked LGK/NO/950. It's a Gendarmeriestempel (military police) mark for Landes Gendarmerie Kommando. Still working on what the "NO" denotes.
-This 1919 dated example appears to have been arsenal refinished, which isn't all that unusual for these. I had previously found a nice M1912 holster, a GI bring back with his name Sgt B. McSweeney penned in the inside of the flap along with faded factory ink stamps. I had originally thought this holster had housed a Roth Steyr but it also came with a couple of loaded Steyr Hahn stripper clips in the integrated ammo pouch. So that, along with the perfect fit of the SH, pretty much confirmed that this is the holster to call home for this pistol.
-After the annexation of Austria by Germany in the late 30s Steyr Hahns were converted from 9mm Steyr (9x21mm) to their standard 9x19mm for German police issue. I've seen two different sources claim the total converted to be either 14,000 or 23,000. I tend to lean towards the 23K number as published by Josef Motz and Joschi Schuy in their massive reference work on Austrian pistols. The slide was stamped "08" to denote the conversion along with an E/N on the left slide and E/L on the right. The lanyard loop is also marked LGK/NO/950. It's a Gendarmeriestempel (military police) mark for Landes Gendarmerie Kommando. Still working on what the "NO" denotes.
-This 1919 dated example appears to have been arsenal refinished, which isn't all that unusual for these. I had previously found a nice M1912 holster, a GI bring back with his name Sgt B. McSweeney penned in the inside of the flap along with faded factory ink stamps. I had originally thought this holster had housed a Roth Steyr but it also came with a couple of loaded Steyr Hahn stripper clips in the integrated ammo pouch. So that, along with the perfect fit of the SH, pretty much confirmed that this is the holster to call home for this pistol.