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Pistols => C96 / C12 Broomhandle => Topic started by: CWFTX on June 22, 2017, 01:57:06 AM

Title: Question about number stamp
Post by: CWFTX on June 22, 2017, 01:57:06 AM

Gents, new to the forum.  I have a question about my C96.  It's a German export to China, and its serial number is 899,xxx.  It is also stamped above the grip on one side with the number 37.  See pic below.  Anyone seen a stamp like that before?  Anyone know what it stands for?  The serial number might suggest that it correlates to a date, 1937.  Not sure though.  Any info would be appreciated.  Thanks very much!

Title: Re: Question about number stamp
Post by: 1914mauser on June 22, 2017, 07:04:20 AM

It is not a factory marking so that would leave it having been done in China by any one of a number of warlords, armories, police departments, etc... The meaning is most likely lost to time.

Regards,