MAB Brevete Model D (made in france)

[Jim K]

I think your questions have been pretty well answered. The chrome/nickel finish is not original. The Germans took over many of those pistols and the eagle/swastika is the German acceptance stamp. The number is that of the WaA (Waffenamt) inspector whose team accepted the pistol for German service.

The gun is a shooter, with little collector interest. The ammunition might be corrosive in which case it will rust the barrel unless the barrel is cleaned right after firing.

Up until the mid-1930's almost all ammunition, including .32 ACP, was corrosive primed; after that, SOME commercial ammo was non-corrosive but almost all military ammo still used corrosive primers. Unless a box specifically says "non-corrosive", "sinoxid" or "nicorro" any ammuntion made prior to the 1950s should be considered possibly corrosive. (Even some late ammo, like 5.45x39 Russian, and some .303 British may be corrosive.)

Jim

[army vet]

Thanks for your help, much appreciated.

[fleetwood1976]

thats the kind of holster my nazi proof marked one came in. it might be one that the nazi's captured and reissued. your pic is too small for me to see the mark.

[army vet]

The holster has a very clear stamping of an Eagle holding a Swastica in it's talons. I was wondering about the color, most I have seen were black. Does the Brown have any significance?

[ShawnDow]

I think the nickle plating looks good... if your going to use it and not trade it in for "value" do what you like it it... i have an early sn unit 24XXX type 1 and I'm going to overhaul the thing so my daughters can learn to shoot a pistol. and the nickel plating looks good... at least the slide.. ill have to photoshop it to see what i like best.

[Lanrezac]

ShawnDow, I think nickel plate would make the sights harder to see, unless your MAB D is one of the ones with the big adjustable sights. Also, for a new shooter, even the recoil of of a 32 automatic is startling. And 32 Auto costs about $15 a box even at gun shows, compared to what? $3.00? for 22LR. All just my $.02, of course. Have fun!

[rosco818]

I found a exact gun in my attic a couple of week ago. I purchased this house in 2003 and the house was built in 1978. so I believe the gun has been sitting there at least for a 9+ years. I would like to know if I can register this gun under my name if it has a clear record and nobody register it before. Is there any regulation or law applialble to my case? thanks

[RJay]

Where do you live, most states do not require registering firearms.

[rosco818]

I live in Michigan and we do need to register firearms.