A Dreyse 1907 pistol of mine was stamped to K.P.P.B. VII No. 82 on the frame and K.B. 82 on the front of the grip. I have what I think the pistol unit
stamping means below but I am not 100% sure. Two things desturb me, 1) is the V II stamp and 2) is the period symbol between the last letter P and B. I dug up
this information in the book "German small arms markings" on page 103. They do not show the period or the V II in this section of the book. How far
off am I here?
I think the stamping, K.P.P.B. VII No. 82. indicates that this pistol was assigned to the Prussian Police(Schutzpolizei), or more specifically, it was pistol number 82 of the Kriminalpolizei(detective force) at the Bonn police school in the Potsdam district.
I think the stamping, K.P.P.B. VII No. 82. indicates that this pistol was assigned to the Prussian Police(Schutzpolizei), or more specifically, it was pistol number 82 of the Kriminalpolizei(detective force) at the Bonn police school in the Potsdam district.
To break this down by marking,
The first letter "K" indicates that the pistol was Assigned to Kriminalpolizei(detective force).
The second letter "P" indicates "Potsdam district".
The next two letters "PB" go together and indicate Bonn police school.
As of this writing, I do not know what the V II indicates.
At the end, the "No. 82" indicates item number 82.
