ManInBlack
Regular Member
Hello all. Looking for any advice folks care to offer.
I have an opportunity to buy a later-model Ortgies pistol (made by Deutsche Werke) in .25 ACP/6.35mm for $175. From looking around at similar pistols, that seems to be a good price (others in good condition sell for anywhere between $250-$400). When I called the gentleman selling it, I commented on how much of the bluing was left, and he said he had "touched it up."
I plan on taking a look at it tomorrow, and will probably buy it either way. I have been looking for a small pistol to play around with for awhile, and I like that the Ortgies has some character and history to it. Everything I have read suggests it is a reliable, well-made gun. I'm not hugely concerned about the collector value, but it would be nice to get a good deal here. If the bluing has truly only been "touched up," as he said, how much of the collector value would that destroy?
I figure gun prices will continue to rise regardless of whether Hussein or the flopper wins the White House.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ortgies_Semi-Automatic_Pistol
I have an opportunity to buy a later-model Ortgies pistol (made by Deutsche Werke) in .25 ACP/6.35mm for $175. From looking around at similar pistols, that seems to be a good price (others in good condition sell for anywhere between $250-$400). When I called the gentleman selling it, I commented on how much of the bluing was left, and he said he had "touched it up."
I plan on taking a look at it tomorrow, and will probably buy it either way. I have been looking for a small pistol to play around with for awhile, and I like that the Ortgies has some character and history to it. Everything I have read suggests it is a reliable, well-made gun. I'm not hugely concerned about the collector value, but it would be nice to get a good deal here. If the bluing has truly only been "touched up," as he said, how much of the collector value would that destroy?
I figure gun prices will continue to rise regardless of whether Hussein or the flopper wins the White House.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ortgies_Semi-Automatic_Pistol
The Ortgies 7.65 mm pistol was a hammerless semi-automatic pistol produced in Germany in the years immediately after World War I, first by its inventor Heinrich Ortgies and then by Deutsche Werke. Inexpensive but of good quality, the pistol achieved considerable success at contemporary shooting competitions[SUP][1][/SUP] and, as an export product, was popular in North, Central, and South America.[SUP][2]
[/SUP]The pistol was produced in 6.35 mm, 7.65 mm, and 9 mm variants. Although not expensive, at the time it was of advanced design and high quality construction with relatively few parts, well sealed against dirt. Metal components were forged or machined, and assembly in general made no use of screws, even securing the wooden grips with metal clips, although some examples do incorporate a single screw for that purpose. The hammerless action depended on a spring-loaded striker to fire the cartridge. As in early Colt and Browning pocket pistols, the Ortgies striker also operated as an ejector as the slide traveled backwards after discharge.[SUP][1][/SUP]
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