msmp5
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I have french MAB pistol, marked "Pistolet Automatique cal 7.65 MAB Brevete Modele D" on the left side of the slide. It appears to have very tiny Nazi markings on the barrel (as viewed by the ejection port) and on the right side of the frame. The marking on the barrel looks like a very tiny Fokker Tri-Plane with what could be (it is very tiny) swastika in a circle underneath the tiny tri-plane. On the right side of the frame, next to the serial number, there is the same type of symbol, again, looking like a head-on view of a very tiny Fokker Tri-Plane, with a very tiny swastika in a circle underneath the tiny tri-plane; and, underneath that - on the frame markings only - there are the really small markings "WaA254" or maybe "WaA251".
Did the Nazi's appropriate the French MAB manufacturing during WWII and put these markings on these pistols? Do these look like legit Nazi markings? (Pics attached) Value on a gun like this? Any info appreciated.
Did the Nazi's appropriate the French MAB manufacturing during WWII and put these markings on these pistols? Do these look like legit Nazi markings? (Pics attached) Value on a gun like this? Any info appreciated.