German Ortgies Pistol
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum of the National Archives and Records Administration1943
U.S. National Archives
United States
A 6.35mm German Ortgies automatic pistol with wood-faced grip with the inlaid medallion of the German Heinrich Ortgies, "HO." The Ortgies maker's mark in several places on the metal, a crown and cross with the letter "N." Inscribed on the underside of the barrel "Germany / 22331." Inscribed on one side of the barrel, "DEUTSCHE WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT - WERK ERFURT / ORTGIES' PATENT." (Translation: German Works Corporation - Erfurt Work.) Removable metal magazine. Safety on one side. Pistol was taken from a captured German officer and presented to FDR in 1943 by his son Elliott in Tunis. FDR Library Museum Collection, MO 1945.21.9.
- Title: German Ortgies Pistol
- Creator: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum of the National Archives and Records Administration
- Date: 1943
- Location: Germany
- Physical Dimensions: German Ortgies automatic pistol. Dimensions overall: 3 3/8" h x 5 1/4" w x 1" d
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