The "IS" you note is actually a stylized lion-shape "D" for "Deutsche Werke. Apparently, scads of these things were imported into the United States in the 1920s and '30s (John Dillinger even had one), for they do turn up quite regularly. These guns were made in 6.35mm (.25 ACP), 7.65mm (.32 ACP) and 9mm Kurz (.380 ACP), so ammo availability is no problem. Paris, OHĪ: As the slide indicates, you have an Ortgies autopistol. What is the proper ammo? What can you tell me about the gun? -K.L., St. I need to find some ammo so I can at least see if it will cycle (I don't intend to fire it before I have a gunsmith check it out). Dillinger Days at Hotel Congress (Photo courtesy of Hotel Congress on Facebook) For 10 per person, you can enjoy an evening of live music from Desert Melodies and Kings of Pleasure, Johnny Hotshot’s gun trick show, burlesque dancers, whiskey specials, and more at Hotel Congress. It has walnut grips with "IS" in circle inserts. I’m traveling a one-way road, and I’m not fooling myself as to what the. Now that it’s happened I guess I’m just about the best bank robber they ever had. All my life I wanted to be a bank robber.
John dillinger ortgies pistol serial#
The barrel and magazine are marked "6.35 m/m." The bottom of the frame is marked "GERMANY," along with the serial number. Quotes by John Dillinger, American Gangster. The left side of the slide is marked "DEUTSCHE WERKE ERFURT." The right side is marked "ORTGIES' PATENT." Behind the triggerguard is a proofmark that looks like a Chrysler symbol with an "N" under it. 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. It is 51/2 inches long with a 21/3-inch-long barrel. Q: I have a little pistol I need identified. Funny thing is, the Dewtsche Werke factory was destroyed during WWII.