Ever have an Ortgies?

[Iowashooter]

Ha ha…


bidding on a circa 1924, made in Germany, Ortgies pistol chambered in 7.65 Browning (.32ACP)

could be a fun little shooter… I have a few other little shooters in .32ACP

stock picture… will post a real pic if I win the auction

 

[jmohme]

I am pretty sure my dad had one of those.

 

[Lead Belly]

Oh, crap- I thought he said: "orgies".

 

[jmohme]

Oh, crap- I thought he said: "orgies".

Get your mind out of the gutter man. It's over crowded in here as it is!

 

[A1Oni]

Ha ha…


bidding on a circa 1924, made in Germany, Ortgies pistol chambered in 7.65 Browning (.32ACP)

could be a fun little shooter… I have a few other little shooters in .32ACP

stock picture… will post a real pic if I win the auction

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ive seen a few of them, neat guns

 

[seeker_two]

Oh, crap- I thought he said: "orgies".

Me, too.....and I don't think our TGT meet-ups have gotten that interesting....

 

[Iowashooter]

A good read for those of you who like old guns and the history thereof

https://unblinkingeye.com/Guns/Ortgies/ortgies.html

 

[robertc1024]

Never seen that before - pretty cool!

 

[jimbo]

Really cool gun. Hope you have the winning bid.

 

[Iowashooter]

It’s a unique gun… one of the several unique features is that there are no screws used in the gun… not even grip screws

 

[Iowashooter]

Whelp… won the auction and it should on its way to my front door soon

i believe this will be the oldest gun I have in my collection… had some older ones but have sold those

(I buy, sell and trade A LOT… because I can’t afford to keep them all and I want to continue to own and shoot many makes and models before I’m recalled by God… as Rush used to say)

now to read about disassembly, etc and decide if I want to buy another mag for it

 

[Glenn B]

Yes, I have owned two of them, still have one. One bit of advice: When you get yours, make absolutely certain to learn how to properly remove the grips beforehand if you ever want to remove them for maintenance. It is very essy to ruin them and original replacements are hard tp come by and very expensive.

 

[Iowashooter]

Yes, I have owned two of them, still have one. One bit of advice: When you get yours, make absolutely certain to learn how to properly remove the grips beforehand if you ever want to remove them for maintenance. It is very essy to ruin them and original replacements are hard tp come by and very expensive.

Thank you… I was just reading about that!

 

[studenygreg]

I have one. Found it in a box after my uncle died. It's rusted to heck. It's been in a bag soaking in kroil for about 2 years. Haven't decided what to do with it yet.

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[Catherine1]

Congrats on your new pistol!

I do not remember ever reading about this gun brand name before.

Old Lady Cate

 

[Iowashooter]

Still hasn’t shipped… probably won’t be here until next week. Looking forward to seeing what this pistol is all about!


edited… just shipped this afternoon

 

[Iowashooter]

It arrived today… interesting manual of operations

- the grip safety remains ‘in’ (depressed) or in the off position, once it has been depressed by gipping the gun

- to pit the grip safety back on (undepressed) one must press the button just below the slide… it then pops back out

- so… its design functions more like a thumb safety… intended to be ‘on’ if carrying, for instance, but not bothered with once taken off and firing has begun. It can only be placed on (by pushing button to release it) if the striker is cocked.

- since it is a blowback… the barrel is fixed to the frame… but as you can see in the pic below, it unlocks by twisting it 90 degrees

 

[Grumps21]

Oh, crap- I thought he said: "orgies".

ya, I was disappointed as well