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Leuchtpistole 34 (aluminum)

Producer:
Waffenfabrik Carl Walther, Zella-Mehlis, Thüringen, producer code ac
Erfurter Maschinenfabrik B Geipel GmbH, producer code ERMA ERFURT or ayf
Berlin Lübecker Maschinenfabriken, Bernhard Berghaus, Lübeck, producer code S/237 or 237 or duv
Caliber: 4
Length: 245 mm
Weight: 730 gram

Leuchtpistole 34 (steel)

Producer:
Waffenfabrik Carl Walther, Zella-Mehlis, Thüringen, producer code ac
Erfurter Maschinenfabrik B Geipel GmbH, producer code ERMA ERFURT or ayf
Berlin Lübecker Maschinenfabriken, Bernhard Berghaus, Lübeck, producer code S/237 or 237 or duv
Caliber: 4
Length: 245 mm
Weight: 1325 gram

Leuchtpistole 34 (zinc)

Producer:
Waffenfabrik Carl Walther, Zella-Mehlis, Thüringen, producer code ac
Erfurter Maschinenfabrik B Geipel GmbH, producer code ERMA ERFURT or ayf
Berlin Lübecker Maschinenfabriken, Bernhard Berghaus, Lübeck, producer code duv
Caliber: 4
Length: 245 mm
Weight: 1245 gram

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No, steel does not necessarily have to have wooden grips. And they were produced till 1942 or even 1943....a friend of mine has one marked "ac42", I try to get it since some time ;-)