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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. As in early Colt and Browning pocket pistols, the Ortgies striker also operated as an ejector as the slide traveled backwards after discharge. The booklet measures 3 1/4 x 4 1/2 and has 24 pages + covers that talk about the function and operation as well as success of the Ortgies 6.35mm and 7.35mm pistols written in English. Description: This is a seldom seen original 1920s Ortgies pistol owners manual. The hammerless action depended on a spring-loaded striker to fire the cartridge. Scarce Original 1920s Ortgies Pistol Owners Manual. 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. It seems unlikely that Deutsche Werke would have transferred all the machinery and parts to Berlin only to return them to Erfurt at a later date. 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.