mystery FN Browning 1922 9mm kurz

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gnaw_bone

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I recently got hold of a .380 FN 1922 with somewhat unusual markings. It has all the usual stampings and proofs. The serial is 2132xx. And on the right side of the slide below the extractor claw is "EE" and a four digit number. Looking closer, though, I see that the second "E" is actually a greek epsilon. Or could it be a cyrillic character?

Belgian proofs. No nazi or waffenamt marks. This may be different than others I've seen: on the trigger guard web, again on the right side, there is a tiny numeral "5" stamped, and above that, a tiny number "7" in a square box.

Does anyone have any idea of the provenance of this pistol, or what the stampings might indicate?

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Paul
 
Your pistol was origianally issued to Greek Army forces.
They were issued and used between 1926 and the end of World War Two.
The four digit number to the right of the EE marking is the issue number of the pistol.
I believe the small number stampings on the trigger guard are final inspector numbers.
One number is for the Belgian final inspector and one number is for the Greek inspector that accepted the pistols for shipment.HTH
 
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