Must ship to a C&R or FFL holder.Condition: Good/Very good with handling wear, finish wear/loss and touches of metal pitting. Comes with a soft zip carry case with lock and keys. Magwell located serrated magazine release. Blued frame, smooth solid trigger and serrated slide. Smooth wood grip plates with Ortgies logo medallions. Condition: Good to Very Good Barrel Length: 2 3/4" Model: Ortgies Year - Range: 1921-1924 Caliber: 6.35 25 ACP Serial #: 50424 Low Estimate: 150 High Estimate: 300 Item Location - City: Berlin Item Location - State/Province: Connecticut Item Location - Postal/Zip Code: 06037 Item Location - Country: United Statesĭescription Deutsche Werke Ortgies Patent in 6.35mm (.25 ACP) with one, seven round removable magazine with a 2 3/4" barrel. Lot 3350: Deutsche Werke Ortgies Pistol 6.35 mm auto. The original owner of this rare pistol was a Captain Showalter, (Ret.) who at the time was a 1st Lieutenant stationed in Germany in1945 and was responsible for overseeing the cleanup of left over war material in and around Munich.”
The exact make and model of that pistol were generally unknown until this pistol and documentation surfaced. It has been a known fact that Eva Braun carried a small 6.36mm pistol that was given to her by Adolf Hitler. However the accompanying documents substantiate the historical lineage from the time it was removed from Eva Bruan’s house in Munich in 1945, by the Munich Chief of police to the present day consignor.
This pistol itself is a rather plain and diminutive, Deutsche Werkes Ortgies semi-automatic that was made in 1939 and is not what you would expect from someone in her position, or one that was given by the Fuhrer, Adolf Hitler. “This pistol is documented as being the “One of A Kind”, personal 6.35mm pistol that was given to “Eva Bruan” personally by Adolf Hitler.
They hit the market in the late 1920s, but were later acquired buy a German government entity and further pursued. The model made in 32 ACP was the most common. They are incredibly common as bring backs from United States soldiers post World War II which is why they are very common today. The Ortgies pistols are only typically deemed boring since they are a simple straight blowback using weak cartridges. Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have the ever-so-boring Ortgies pistol, but this one has a strange tie to World War II Germany. POTD: Eva Braun’s Personal 6.35mm Ortgies Pistol
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