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WW II OSS Pistol Detailed Article
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One of my favorite times to read of American history...the cold war. Thanks for sharing.
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It is my understanding that the OSS pistols had no marking what so ever. Could it be a knock off and not a bonafide OSS/CIA pistol? In other word could some dude in the 70's known about the OSS pistols and made this as a tribute?
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+1joe0121 wrote:It is my understanding that the OSS pistols had no marking what so ever. Could it be a knock off and not a bonafide OSS/CIA pistol? In other word could some dude in the 70's known about the OSS pistols and made this as a tribute?
Astute observation.
From personal experience my HD's were great but uncomfortable target pistols;
but the M41 and Herretts were 'made' for my paw, including simplicity
in disassembly. For those with HD's you know what I mean.
And of course, the HD's simply resisted , no matter how
I tried, my putting on the stellar Ray Brandes Bully Barrel.
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I mean it would be cool to own one and 99% of people wouldn't know the difference. It's the same thing to me as the PSL rifle most people wont know any better and call it a draganov. So as a cool show it off to your buddies and plinking gun I think it's awesome. I seriously doubt there are many true OSS Pistols in private hands if any.Historian wrote:+1joe0121 wrote:It is my understanding that the OSS pistols had no marking what so ever. Could it be a knock off and not a bonafide OSS/CIA pistol? In other word could some dude in the 70's known about the OSS pistols and made this as a tribute?
Astute observation.
From personal experience my HD's were great but uncomfortable target pistols;
but the M41 and Herretts were 'made' for my paw, including simplicity
in disassembly. For those with HD's you know what I mean.
And of course, the HD's simply resisted , no matter how
I tried, my putting on the stellar Ray Brandes Bully Barrel.
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Agreed. Most items that wereen't kept as Museum pieces were destroyed. Only those "lost in the Field" remain in Private Collections.joe0121 wrote:Historian wrote:I mean it would be cool to own one and 99% of people wouldn't know the difference. It's the same thing to me as the PSL rifle most people wont know any better and call it a draganov. So as a cool show it off to your buddies and plinking gun I think it's awesome. I seriously doubt there are many true OSS Pistols in private hands if any.joe0121 wrote:It is my understanding that the OSS pistols had no marking what so ever. Could it be a knock off and not a bonafide OSS/CIA pistol? In other word could some dude in the 70's known about the OSS pistols and made this as a tribute?
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"lost in the field"whiterussian1974 wrote:Agreed. Most items that wereen't kept as Museum pieces were destroyed. Only those "lost in the Field" remain in Private Collections.
Imagine little jimmy's surprise when he opens grandpa's war chest
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It still happens all the time.joe0121 wrote:"lost in the field"whiterussian1974 wrote:Agreed. Most items that wereen't kept as Museum pieces were destroyed. Only those "lost in the Field" remain in Private Collections.
Imagine little jimmy's surprise when he opens grandpa's war chest
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SOME had markings, not all. I have seen completely sterile pistols as well as ones with normal firearm markings.joe0121 wrote:It is my understanding that the OSS pistols had no marking what so ever. Could it be a knock off and not a bonafide OSS/CIA pistol? In other word could some dude in the 70's known about the OSS pistols and made this as a tribute?
The pistol in this article is NOT an OSS pistol.
That is NOT an original OSS suppressor for a number of reasons. The sites were not styled like that and as noted in the article the serial numbers are from the wrong decade.
Looks like a knock off.
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There are more than you think.joe0121 wrote:I seriously doubt there are many true OSS Pistols in private hands if any.
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Sterile or clean weapons did not come into common use until the cold war.
Sterile or clean weapons did not come into common use until the cold war.
The only reason after 243 years the government now wants to disarm you is they intend to do something you would shoot them for!
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The internals looks like one of the "Kits" that used to sell in Shotgun News in the early 80's. They made some specifically for the Supermatic, as the barrel is easily removed.
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That is why everytime I hear about an estate sale of an old WWII or Korean vet I go, never know what you might find in the old war chest.Bendersquint wrote:There are more than you think.joe0121 wrote:I seriously doubt there are many true OSS Pistols in private hands if any.
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That brass piece at the end appears to be a transmission bushing from a jeep (gpw) transmission. That spiral groove is an oil groove.
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The oss used a bunch of screen washers. Just saying. Paulson did a detailed review a while back
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