French MAB - D Automatic Pistol With Nazi Waffenamt MarkingFrench MAB - D Automatic Pistol With Nazi Waffenamt MarkingFrench MAB - D Automatic Pistol With Nazi Waffenamt Marking

Most recently I've been "collecting" small-caliber WWII-era German automatics and have posted them here in the Firearms Forum. Among them is a late-war Czech CZ27 with German Waffenamt marking, so when I found this little MAB (Manufacture d'Arms Bayonne) I had to add it too. The somewhat weak WaA 251 mark can be seen between the serial number 50265 and MAB marking on the frame just above the trigger. Unfortunately, as seems to be the case with most of these, the plastic grips have shrunk, splitting the left grip panel. (I had to enlarge one of the holes on the right panel to get the screw back in!) As long as it doesn't affect firing - and so far it hasn't - I don't want to replace them with repros.