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IN 96% ORIGINAL CONDITION, WE HAVE A VERY RARE GERMAN WW1 UNIT MARKED 1913 SAUER PISTOL IN 7.65 MM.  THIS PISTOL HAS A VERY RARE UNIT MARKING INDICATING ISSUE TO THE 15TH DRAGOON REGIMENT.  ON PAGE 201 OF JAN STILL’S CENTRAL POWER PISTOLS THERE IS A 1913 SAUER LISTED WITH THE SAME UNIT MARKING.  THE MARKING ON OUR PISTOL,, D.15.M.G.E.26. INDICATES DRAGONER-REGIMENT 15, MASCHINENGEWEHR-ESKADRON, WAFFE NR 26.  THE PISTOL LISTED IN THE BOOK IS VERY CLOSE IN SERIAL NUMBER TO OURS WHICH WOULD BE WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT.  GERMAN WW1 PISTOLS ARE VERY HIGH ON THE COLLECTING LIST THESE DAYS AND IF YOU COLLECT GERMAN CAVALRY ITEMS THIS IS A MUST HAVE PISTOL.