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Title:	PISTOL, SEMI-AUTOMATIC -  HUNGARIAN PISTOL MODEL 37M (P37(u)) 7.65MM SN# 16771
Maker/Manufacturer:	FROMMER, RUDOLF
Date of Manufacture:	1941
Eminent Figure:
Catalog Number:	SPAR 992
Measurements:	OL: 17.1CM 6 3/4" BL: 9.5CM 3 3/4"

Object Description:

HUNGARIAN PISTOL MODEL 37M (P37(u)) 7.65MM SN# 16771
Manufactured by Fegyvergar, Budapest, Hungary - Standard Hungarian 37M made under German supervision in WWII. Blowback-operated, semi-automatic pistol. 7-round in line detachable box magazine. Two-piece wood grips. Blade front, V-notch rear sight. Weighs 1.62 lbs. Complete with 7-round magazine and in excellent condition. Adopted in Hungary in 1929.

Markings:
Frame: 16771.
Slide: 16771. P.MOD 37, KAL. 7,65. JHV/41.
Triggerguard: Eagle/WaA56.
Magazine: 37M.

Weapon found in one of "29 Boxes of Miscellaneous Foreign Weapons as received from New York Port of Embarkation on 6 March 1946, per SA OOO.4/17 and 28. Note: Itemized list showing quantities and descriptions of individual weapons to be attached and made part of this voucher promptly upon completion of checking in of weapons in Experimental-Laboratory, Building No. 28. Weapon to be retained in Experimental-Laboratory for an indefinite period for examination and study per Mr. P.W. Oliver, 11 March 1946, after which they will be regreased and boxed suitable for storage and place with other Museum Material in Building #19 pending reopening of the Armory Museum."