These pistols were produced in 6.35 mm, 7.65 mm, and 9 mm Kurz. 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. Tillig: Ortgies-Pistolen, Deutsches Waffenjournal, pp. 5/8/19 - This is an original Ortgies semi-auto pistol that was made in about 1924. These are neat guns, some Browning influence, but striker fired vs hammer fired, simple, fixed barrel, and accurate shooters. 319693 (September 27, 1918) for the execution for fastening the handle shells (US patent 1399224, British patent 146424) Nice German Ortgies from between the wars, fresh out of a local estate, I am curating the sale of the guns for the Widow, and these will go to Auction tomorrow evening. 272254 (May 10, 1917) for the implementation of the magazine locking 272252 (May 10, 1917) for the execution for attaching the handles 272249 (May 10, 1917) for the execution of the slide dismantling Ortgies registered several patents for technical details of his pistol in Germany, Belgium, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, Great Britain and the United States. Around 431,000 Ortgies pistols in calibers 6.35, 7.65 and 9 mm were produced here until 1924, many of which were exported to North, Central and South America. Since his factory was unable to meet the growing demand and Deutsche Werke AG had an attractive offer for his company, which was flourishing during the economic crisis, he sold his factory's patent, brand name, tools and machines to Deutsche-Werke in 1921 AG Erfurt. in Erfurt and produced around 15,000 pistols in calibers 6.35 and 7.65 mm by 1921. This self-loading pistol was considered a successful draft in a modern design at the time, was also very well made and inexpensive. Heinrich Ortgies developed the Ortgies pistol named after him in 1916 and patented it on September 12, 1916.

With the beginning of the First World War he worked in the arms industry in LiР“РЃge, Belgium, and became Turkish Vice Consul due to his business contacts in the Middle East. After completing a commercial apprenticeship, he went to London at the age of 21, and later worked for arms factories in Saint Petersburg, Russia, as well as in Baku and Tbilisi. Heinrich Ortgies was born as the son of a Frisian farmer near Jever.

German ortgies pistol