Tiger 2 Tank
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Since I couldn’t make it to Tulsa this weekend, thought I’d bring out my three 1935 late war Beretta pistols.
1935 Beretta #615969 was the last pistol sold and paid for by the Nazi regime.
From top to bottom:
616309 dark blued “black frame”. 340th left over pistol.
615164 blued “reddish frame”. 805th pistol before payment stopped.
613114 dark blued “black frame”. 2855th pistol before payment stopped. Oddly, I think this one is more crude than the later two.
Thought I would grab one of my 1945 PP e/N ac matching PP’s and put it next to one of these late Beretta pistols
Some of the crudeness I’d like to show. This came from the earlier of the three Beretta pistols (613114). Look how razor thin this side of the tang is. The other side is not quite as thin:
I have no idea what this is called, but it looks like “slag” maybe, where there is an upper “crust” of metal or depth of metal? It’s only on the earlier one and not on the other later two pistols:
Finish problems inside the trigger guard:
Other nasty little areas in the metal:
(below) 616309
So, what is the attraction to these late war, crude pistols? I don’t know for sure. I guess it’s just the futility of it all at the end that makes them so attractive.
1935 Beretta #615969 was the last pistol sold and paid for by the Nazi regime.
From top to bottom:
616309 dark blued “black frame”. 340th left over pistol.
615164 blued “reddish frame”. 805th pistol before payment stopped.
613114 dark blued “black frame”. 2855th pistol before payment stopped. Oddly, I think this one is more crude than the later two.
Thought I would grab one of my 1945 PP e/N ac matching PP’s and put it next to one of these late Beretta pistols
Some of the crudeness I’d like to show. This came from the earlier of the three Beretta pistols (613114). Look how razor thin this side of the tang is. The other side is not quite as thin:
I have no idea what this is called, but it looks like “slag” maybe, where there is an upper “crust” of metal or depth of metal? It’s only on the earlier one and not on the other later two pistols:
Finish problems inside the trigger guard:
Other nasty little areas in the metal:
(below) 616309
So, what is the attraction to these late war, crude pistols? I don’t know for sure. I guess it’s just the futility of it all at the end that makes them so attractive.