Ortgies Patent Semi Auto

Weimar

April 19, 2011 14:43

I enjoy the light-weight and well balanced feel of the 7.62 (32 acp) verion of the Ortgies/ Deutsche Werks pistol. It is well made for, what was at the time, a cheaply made export pistol.
Pins and clips, no screws.
Quick draw with the safety release in the back... though it does make it risky to leave one in the chamber.

Prior to signing up with Gunbroker,I understood from the surviving records that there was, however, only ONE example ever produced in a nickel finish... and that was a gift to a very successful salesman from the company. However, I see a few listed in the auction.

I've seen the result of removing the original bluing and giving a silver paint job... the stamps are washed out and the finish varies depending on who did it. Was the nickel finish a FACTORY option or not?

Also, where did all the .380 acp (9mm x 17mm) versions go? It's just a matter of swapping out the barrel.

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  dcs shooters

  April 19, 2011 19:30

  There are factory nickle Ortgies out there.
  Mark ought to be along to give you more info. He is THE EXPERT on them [;)]

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  mark christian

  April 19, 2011 19:42

  I am not an expert in any particular firearm, although some folks are kind enough to say that I am [:I].
  
  There are factory nickel Ortgies pistols, most of them in .25, a few in .32 and I have never seen an original example in .380. That does not mean that nickel .380s don't exist, it just means that I have never heard of one or seen one. Early nickel pistols were high polish while the later examples were more of a matt finish.
  
  There are .380 Ortgies out there, but they are no where near as common as the .32, which was far more popular than the .380 as a self defence cartridge in Europe during the Ortgies prime production period. Here is a full set of Ortgies calibers:
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  .380 left, .25 middle and .32 on the right.

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