Hello,

I bought a FEG 37M this weekend. Now I'd like to know about it and thought I'd ask the group here. I will add pictures in the next day or so. It is in great condition, and I got it for what I think is a fair price ($280). It is .380, not the more collectible .32 ACP, so it most likely has no Nazi history.

Thanks

Dan

A favorite pistol of the Luftwaffe.

I can not tell you much about them, however I do own one.

Mine was bring back that belonged to my Great Grandfather.

The one I have has a 200 pound trigger pull Ok not 200, but it is REALLY heavy.

I have not shot it in three or four decades. I only keep it because it was my Great Grandfather's.

I think I will pull it out and do a photo or two of it this week. It has been too long since I thought about Gramps and his pistol.

That sounds like a fair price.

I picked up my Femaru 37M in .380 several years ago for $200. It dates to 1942. They are nice little pistols.

here are the pics of the 37M:

@winter_war:

Thanks for posting your image, and I'm glad you know your year of manufacture. Mine must be a bit newer as it has a higher number.

I'd love to know the story behind this pistol- captured, surrendered, how did it get to the USA?

I was wondering about the crown - yours is different from mine, and I found http://www.hungariae.com/From37.htm. that seems to have a bit of info, and indicates mine was made in 1944 and accepted by the Hungarian Army. then they went to Nazi contract production.

Dan

WOW, your pistols are really new.

Mine is an oldie


When I put it away (decades ago) I coated it in Birchwood Casey Sheath. I only cleaned some of it off for the photo.

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Originally posted by DJ_Boston:
@winter_war:

Thanks for posting your image, and I'm glad you know your year of manufacture. Mine must be a bit newer as it has a higher number.

I'd love to know the story behind this pistol- captured, surrendered, how did it get to the USA?

I was wondering about the crown - yours is different from mine, and I found http://www.hungariae.com/From37.htm. that seems to have a bit of info, and indicates mine was made in 1944 and accepted by the Hungarian Army. then they went to Nazi contract production.

Dan

The finish on yours looks a lot better than mine. Mine has some holster wear and has more of a brownish patina to it under a bright light.

Manowar's page says the crown stamp on mine is a "St. Stephen's Crown acceptance mark. Believed to be a non-military Hungarian mark: police/civilian/export mark."

It also has the E inside a circle, but it's stamped on the muzzle end of the slide. Manowar says it's a "Hungarian Army acceptance mark."

It's anyone's guess how they wound up over here. My guess is that they are most likely GI bring-backs over the years.

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Originally posted by colt_saa:
WOW, your pistols are really new.

Mine is an oldie.

When I put it away (decades ago) I coated it in Birchwood Casey Sheath. I only cleaned some of it off for the photo.

Looks like yours dates to 1940. It's still looking pretty good after all those years!