Douglas Jr.

The gun that I show now is in the latter batch. Pay attention to the rarely seen (and beautiful) black hard rubber grips with the Mauser monogram. I must to confess that it was the main reason to get this one ? crazy, isn?t it? Believe me: the photos do not make justice to this piece...

Hi folks,

I?m back with a interesting addition that I made some months ago. It seems that not many people enjoy the odd-looking but very interesting Mauser C-96 around here (just kidding!) but I?d like to share this one with you all, even though it was a non-military gun. So here we go?

This is a rare Commercial Mauser C-96 chambered to fired the seldom seen 9mm Mauser Export cartridge. According to Breathed & Schroeder?s book ?System Mauser? (pages 118-119 and 122-123) very few were made, mostly being around the serial range 80.000-90.000 and, later, around the 170.000 range.

Ricky,

Many thanks for your explanation!

Paul,

Here is the only other picture I have of Morell with this military-like medical tunic. It is in black & white, but check the Knight?s Cross to the War erit Cross withouth Swords at his neck. Nice, isn?t it?

Douglas.

a very fine example, douglas!

joe

Joe,

Thanks for your kind words! I didn?t have realized how impressive it is until I own one!

By the way, can anyone help me to leave the darkness of my ignorance and tell me what the hell all those symbols in the star?s center means?

Douglas.

Hi,

Here is mine. Just arrived at home this week!

Douglas.

The last one from Luftwaffe (up to now )

Douglas.

Another one. Very simple, but I really enjoy it!

Douglas.

Hi folks,

Nice to see such great LW medal bars! I do not have so many, but I allow me to do my humble contribution for this topic.

Douglas.

Paul,

Nice "It was there" looking badges! You can easily become addicted to III Reich badges!

Congratulations!

Douglas.

Steve,

In first place, let congratlate you for this lovely set! They surely looks nice when put side by side. I have both Austrian and Sudeten Medals (the laer with the Prague Castle bar) but still miss the Memel one. But I think I?ll add one up to the end of the year...

I also read that regulation do not allow to wear all the three Flower War?s medal at the same time. I knew that Himmler wear them against this rule, but recently I found this picture of Dr. Theodor Morell (Hitler?s medic) where you can see the trio in his ribbon bar:

My question is: if there was such rule (that forbid the wear of the three medals at the same time) it was only for Medal bars or also for ribbon bars?

Douglas.

Paul and Otto,

Thanks for your comments.

I?ll try to show some more items in the near future.

Douglas.

Hi Douglas!

Thank you for the break down on your bar! My facination for WW1 awards is really growing as of late!

What was the the Fredrich Cross Second Class awarded for? How rare are these?

Best regards

Paul

Folks,

Thanks for all your kind words!

Paul,

As far as I know the Fredrich Cross Second Class was the Duchy of Anhalt?s equivalent to the Prussian Iron Cross 2nd Class. So it was a bravery/valor award. The same goes for the Lippe Cross. Concerning the numbers, I think the others may have it...

All the best,

Douglas.

Fran?ois,

Amazing group! It is a real colletor?s dream: a highly decorated fighter ace. It is a shame that he had such terrible death, but war was specially cruel on Eastern front. I recall to have read a very vivid account from an ace about his despair when his plane?s engine failed behind the Russian lines. Fortunately he managed to reach the german positions.

Allow me to put two images of Eckerle that I personally enjoy.

Once more congratulations.

Douglas.

After the war this gun was probably kept in an Arsenal until the Austrian ocupation by the Germans in 1938, when it was reworked to chamber the 9mm Luger (as happened with most of the Steyr Hahn 1912 pistols), and served again during the WWII, probably with a second line unit. This statement is made because this particular gun was bought directly from the American GI who owned it as a bring back souvenir from the last war.

Well folks, that?s it. Hope you enjoy this short presentation. Feel free to make any further comments or questions.

Thanks for looking.

Douglas.

A few of these Wartime Commercial pistols, mostly in the 360000 to 430000 serial range, bear Austrian military acceptance stamps in the form of a W-n Austrian Eagle and a date.

Mine is a serial number 405026 (with matching stock), which was issued to the Austrian Army during the WWI (1917), bearing the inspector mark on the right side of the chamber (W-n Eagle/17). The gun also has the unit?s mark in its grip, LFA527, which mean Luftfahrt Abteilung (Air Corp Batalion) #527.

The Wartime Commercial Mauser Broom(termed 1896/12) was manufactured by Waffenfabrik Mauser at Oberndorf from 1915-1918 for the German Army. These bear a NS (Neue Sichrung, New Safety) on the back of the hammer, a 1000 meter tangent rear sight. These are found in the 280000 to 430000 serial range. A NS safety was added in November 1915, at serial number 280000, which marks the start of the Wartime Commercial serial range. Interspersed in this serial range are pistols that bear a C/scriptic letter German Army acceptance stamp.

Almost all these pistols (with or without the Army acceptance stamp) were intended for Army service or for officer self purchase. In August 1917 the Prussian Army Arsenal offered the Wartime Commercial Mauser Broom for sale to officers.

Hello forum mates,

Let me take some of your time to present you one of my dearest items: a Commercial Wartime Mauser C96, issued to the Austrian Army during the World War I, where it made its way through a military aviation unit.

Hope people don?t listen this, but personally I?d prefer the rifle!

Douglas.

Congratulations!

If the ring itself is already a rarity, I can imagine how scarce is its box!

Douglas.

Hi folks,

I?m still a newbie here and I?m lost in this HUGE forum:unsure: . As a consequence, I started a topic about my Roth-Steyr M7 in the wrong place (Central Powers Equipment)... Well, I made an interesting research about which battles this pistol fought based on its unit?s marks...

Here is the link: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2715

Hope you enjoy it.

Douglas.

Laurence,

Thanks for the comment and for the link! However it would be a crime to deactivate this fine gun. Personally I don?t think that G41s made by Walther rach such price (in fact, Simpson Ltds. has one for sale for less check here: http://www.simpsonltd.com/product_info.php...roducts_id=2546 ). This price is more suitable for a G41(M), much more rarer.

Anyway, I hope that someone buy this one and keep it alive.

All the best,

Douglas.

Hi,

Here is my K43, ac45 block "d", with original scope (dow), but I still have to take some better shots of it, including details. It has a very crude blue finish on its slide, barrel and receiver and parkerized in the trigger guard. Painted magazines, marked G43. Very nice laminated stock. Everything original (except the scope mount I think) and I never messed with it. Anyway, hope you enjoy it.

Douglas.

Paul,

Thanks for your comments! I really forgot to describe the bar so here it is:

- Iron Cross 2nd Class

- War Service Cross 2nd Class from Lippe-Detmold

- Friedrich Cross 2nd Class from Anhalt

- Cross of Honour 1914-1918 with Swords (a.k.a Hindenburg Cross)

- Silesian Eagle 2nd Class

- Austrian Comemorative Medal 1914-1918 (with Swords)

- Hungarian Comemorative Medal 1914-1918

Regards,

Douglas.

Hi,

I promise this is the last one for today!

Number 06 - Another Luftwaffe medal bar.

Hi

Number 05 - A small (but nice) pair to a Luftwaffe guy.

Douglas.