This point was proven adequately during all shooting competitions in 1921. This pistol, although simple and inexpensive, was highly efficient. V Distinguished by a Grip Safety that only extends back if cocked, does not spring back when pressure is relaxed & can only be unlocked by a button above the left grip which doubles as a stripping catch. Patented by Heinrich Ortgies in 1916-18 but only made in quantity after WW-I.V The larger bore pistols started 1919 while the 6.35mm did not start till 1921. I own several Ortgies pistols and none have a serial number above 141,000.īRIEF: German Ortgies 'Vest Pocket' Auto, Cal. Ortgies himself was thought to have produced around 15,000 pistols under his own name using the HO momogram on the grip medallions (all in.32 ACP) and Deutsche Werke made perhaps another 225,000 in 3 calibers.
Over 10,000 Ortgies pistols were manufactured by 1921 when Deutsche Werke AG purchased the.
Model: 1920 Ortgies Patent Serial Number. Approximately 185,000 of the 6.35mm pistols were produced in total - ALL at the Erfurt address. Then, production was moved to the Erfurt address. Production resumed at Deutsche Werke Aktiengesellschaft with a Berlin address (D.W.A.Berlin).
