The pistol series was originally made in 7.65mm (.32 ACP) but in 1922 the 6.35mm (. The Ortgies were then made by a larger firearms manufacturer Deutsche Werken AG in Erfurt Germany in 1921. The firearm is cocked and ready to fire only when the front of. A related grip-type safety is the decocking grip found on some H&K pistols like the P7 Series. When disengaged (in), it remains latched until the button under the slide is depressed. To disengage the safety, a shooter simply would squeeze the grip, pressing the lever forward and locking it flush with the back of the frame. The Ortgies Pocket Pistols were produced after the end of World War I by Heinrich Ortgies in a small gun factory in Erfurt, Germany. Ortgies pistol with grip safety engaged, visible extending right from the upper part of the grip. Thus, engaging the safety simultaneously reduced tension on the firing pin spring. The safety was a lever inset into the back of the grip and, with the gun cocked, forced backward out of the grip into the "safe" position by spring tension from the firing pin upon depression of a button under the slide. Unusual design features included the safety and the magazine. Gun Character Title Note Date PPS-43: Gabi : Chronicle of the Night (Khronika nochi) Visually modified : 1973 Television. Olga Gobzeva can be seen using the following weapons in the following films and television series: Film. As in early Colt and Browning pocket pistols, the Ortgies striker also operated as an ejector as the slide traveled backwards after discharge. Olga Gobzeva holds the Ortgies Pocket Pistol as Zoya Kavalerova in Operation Trust (Operatsiya 'Trest') (1967).
ORTGIES PISTOL OPERATION MANUAL
The hammerless action depended on a spring-loaded striker to fire the cartridge. Ortgies Model Pistol Owners Manual Reproduction. Metal components were forged or machined, and assembly in general made no use of screws, even securing the wooden grips with metal clips, although some examples do incorporate a single screw for that purpose. Although not expensive, at the time it was of advanced design and high quality construction with relatively few parts, well sealed against dirt. These pistols were produced in 6.35 mm, 7.65 mm, and 9 mm Kurz variants, and this one is the 7.65mm variant. Bore has strong rifling but freckling throughout. Original blue rates around 92% with the majority of finish loss on the trigger guard and underside of the frame. 5/8/19 - This is an original Ortgies semi-auto pistol that was made in about 1924.