Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

MAUSER-WERKE 32 CAL.

Date Range From

1937

Date Range To

1945

Materials

STEEL, WOOD, LEATHER

No. Pieces

3

Height

11

Length

16

Width

2.8

Description

1. PISTOL: DARK GREY STEEL PISTOL WITH WOOD HANDLE AND MOLDED TRIGGER GUARD. SLIDE HAS SLANTED FLUTE GRIP AT BACK ON BOTH SIDES AND EJECTION PORT ON RIGHT SIDE AT MIDDLE. HANDLE HAS MEDIUM FINISHED WOOD GRIP WITH CRISS-CROSS PATTERN ON IT. HAMMER IS MOUNTED LOW AT VERY BACK AND HAS SLANTED COVER. SQUARE BARREL IS MOLDED ALONG BOTTOM TO FORM TRIANGULAR MOUNT BETWEEN BARREL AND TRIGGER GUARD. STAMPED BEHIND TRIGGER ON RIGHT SIDE IS SPREAD EAGLE WITH "N" BELOW IT. STAMPED ON LEFT SIDE OF BARREL IS "MAUSER" LOGO AND "MAUSER-WERKE A.G.OBERNDORF A.N. MOD. HSC KAL. 7,65MM". BEHIND TRIGGER GUARD ON RIGHT SIDE IS SPREAD EAGLE WITH "135" BELOW IT. STAMPED AT FRONT BASE OF BUTT IS "780 008". STEEL AROUND TRIGGER GUARD AND BUTT HAS MINOR CORROSION. 2. MAGAZINE: 10.3 X 3.6 X 1.5 RECTANGULAR STEEL CLIP WITH TAPERED BOTTOM AND WIDER LIP BASE. SIDES OF MAGAZINE HAVE SEVEN HOLES. INSIDE IS SPRING LOADED PLATFORM AND TOP IS PINCHED. 3. HOLSTER: 20 X 13.5 X 5.5CM RED/BROWN LEATHER HOLSTER. TRIANGULAR IN SHAPE WITH FOLDED FLAP COVER. SEWN TO RIGHT EDGE OF HOLSTER IS RECTANGULAR POUCH TO HOLD EXTRA MAGAZINE. ON FRONT IS RECTANGULAR STEEL LOOP WITH TORN CLOSURE STRAP. TIP OF HOLSTER HAS TWO STEEL EYELET VENTS. RIVETED TO FLAP ARE TWO STRAPS THAT RUN OVER TOP TO BACK. RECTANGULAR LOOP SLIDES OVER STRAPS FOR BELT LOOP. LEATHER IS SLIGHTLY WORN. WRITING INSIDE OF FLAP READS, "NUR FÜR LANGE BROWNING - PISTOLE KAL. 7,65".

Subjects

ARMAMENT-FIREARM

Historical Association

MILITARY

History

PISTOL BELONGED TO GOTTFRIED DEG. MR. DEG WAS BORN IN 1915 IN LEADER, SASK. AND SERVED IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR. HE AQUIRED THE PISTOL FROM ANOTHER SOLDIER FOR A CARTON OF CIGARETTES. MR. DEG MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE LATER AFTER THE WAR. HE WORKED AT SKYLARK R.V. FOR 17 YEARS. AFTER RETIRING HE OWNED AND OPERATED "THE BOOKCASE" FOR 12 YEARS. MR. DEG PASSED AWAY IN 1995 AND THE PISTOLS WERE DONATED BY HIS SON AND DAUGHTER IN LAW, ALLEN AND TANYA DEG. THE PISTOLS ARE DONATED IN GOTTFRIED DEG'S MEMORY. MARKINGS ON PISTOL INDICATE IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE THIRD REICH. *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF MILITARY OBJECTS. SHE WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PISTOL. FOR A HARD COPY OF GOTTFRIED DEG'S LETHBRIDGE HERALD OBITUARY, SEE PERMANENT FILE. *UPDATE* ON JUNE 17, 2021 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE GALT MUSEUM & ARCHIVES APPROVED A MOTION TO DEACCESSION 175 MILITARY-RELATED ARTIFACTS FROM ITS PERMANENT COLLECTION. THIS ARTIFACT AND ITS RELATED PIECES WAS ONE OF THE OBJECTS DEACCESSIONED. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEACCESSION, OTHER ARTIFACTS DEACCESSIONED AT THE SAME TIME, AND THE FORESEEN DISPOSAL OF THE DEACCESSIONED OBJECTS, PLEASE REFERENCE THIS OBJECT’S PERMANENT FILE. *UPDATE* AFTER CIRCULATING A LIST OF DEACCESSIONS AVAILABLE FOR TRANSFER TO CANADIAN PUBLIC MUSEUMS, THE ARTIFACT WAS NOT REQUESTED FOR TRANSFER. IN AUGUST 2021, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DEACCESSIONED ARTIFACT WOULD BE DIVESTED OF THROUGH PUBLIC SALE. PLEASE SEE THE PERMANENT FILE FOR DETAILS ON THE SALE.

Catalogue Number

P19940050001

Acquisition Date

1994-10

Collection

Museum

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