Seeking info on those Colt Series 70 MKIVs that were sold in the early 2000s by SSME Deutsche Waffen in Plant City Florida. Its my understanding these pieces were exported to Europe under an LE contract that never panned out. SSME brought imported them back to US and sold them for about $600 each usually at the Lakeland Florida gunshow. Question is does anyone know who the LE contract was for and which European country was involved?
June 04, 2018, 01:36 PM
jimmy123x
Deutsche means Dutch. Not sure if that means they were sent there or not. I've never heard of them or this batch of guns.
June 04, 2018, 03:45 PM
tomday
I wasn't sure about the Dutch correlation as I thought Deutsche meant German. Either way it was my understanding the now defunct SSME Deutsche Waffen, imported several German firearms such as the P-38s and Glock P9Ms police trade-ins. I just found it hard to believe a German law enforcement agency would pursue the 1911 platform while having so many pistol options closer to home. These particular Series 70 MKIVs I'm referring to displayed a small stamping/engraving "SSME Plant Cty" on the receiver and were NIB even though they were from the late 1970s. If I happen to locate one, I guess I could pay for research service Colt offers its customers.
June 04, 2018, 04:12 PM
arfmel
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Originally posted by jimmy123x: Deutsche means Dutch. Not sure if that means they were sent there or not. I've never heard of them or this batch of guns.
Deutschland = Germany. That and "Sprechen sie Deutsch?" are some of the very, very few things I retained from taking German in high school.
I've never heard of these, but am very interested in finding out more!
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June 04, 2018, 04:45 PM
RHINOWSO
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Originally posted by jimmy123x: Deutsche means Dutch.
June 04, 2018, 06:22 PM
P220 Smudge
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Originally posted by jimmy123x: Deutsche means Dutch.
Learn something new from Jimmy every day.
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June 04, 2018, 06:57 PM
RHINOWSO
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Originally posted by P220 Smudge:
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Originally posted by jimmy123x: Deutsche means Dutch.
Learn something new from Jimmy every day.
I mean even when it’s wrong a fuck, you learn.
June 04, 2018, 07:31 PM
Rob Decker
RHINO, the sprechen sie talk video was an inspired choice.
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June 04, 2018, 09:26 PM
ArtieS
And "waffen" means "waffle", so what they imported were a bunch of early 20th century Dutch gun shaped waffles.
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June 05, 2018, 11:40 AM
parabellum
Jimmy, you should probably learn to use a search engine and apply those new skills before you post.
June 05, 2018, 12:30 PM
1KPerDay
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Originally posted by ArtieS: And "waffen" means "waffle", so what they imported were a bunch of early 20th century Dutch gun shaped waffles.
LOL
By the way the "Pennsylvania Dutch" aren't Dutch. They're Germans. (Deutsches)
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June 05, 2018, 01:53 PM
dusty3030
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Originally posted by RHINOWSO: I mean even when it’s wrong as fuck, you learn.
That's some good cut /signature line material right there.
June 05, 2018, 01:58 PM
Il Cattivo
Aren't these the guys who were going to bring in the Schmeisser branded striker fired 9mm pistols? Finding current information on them or their guns has been like looking for hens' teeth in a glue factory.
June 05, 2018, 02:56 PM
jimmy123x
WOOPS. I guess my mistake was good for a few good laughs at least. LOL
June 05, 2018, 03:22 PM
tomday
No problem Jim. I just wish someone could answer the post with some good info.
June 05, 2018, 04:07 PM
jimmy123x
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Originally posted by tomday: No problem Jim. I just wish someone could answer the post with some good info.
Maybe contact some dealers around/near the Lakeland gun show that have been vendors there for a long time. Someone might know who was involved and can put you together with them.
June 05, 2018, 04:31 PM
OTD
European police departments and military serviced use ownership markings and have the guns proof fired. So, if one of these Colts saw service in Europe with a public service, it most likely would have such markings. For further information, pictures of said markings are needed. If there is no such info, you might as well contact Deutsche Waffen and ask them.
June 05, 2018, 05:02 PM
striker1
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Originally posted by ArtieS: And "waffen" means "waffle", so what they imported were a bunch of early 20th century Dutch gun shaped waffles.
I had some nice “stroopwafel” on a flight back from Austin last year. Pretty tasty. The Dutch know how to waffle!
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June 05, 2018, 05:03 PM
striker1
So there’s not much chance Colt would know anything about these?
RB
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