I have a 2nd series FWB Mod 65 and the manual has the serial number of the pistol followed by the letters 'LM'
These letters are not on the pistol that I can find.
Anybody know what the letters stand for ??
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Thanks Danny - mystery solved
Laufmantel = barrel sleeve.
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I have the same barrel sleeve on mine, I’ve not seen it on many 65s though so presume it wasn’t that common?
Last edited by Geezer; 18-04-2021 at 08:36 PM. Reason: clarity
Just sold my 65 with the blued barrel sleeve
I thought this, but I found that most of the 65s in my collection had sleeves!
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Ok, so not so uncommon after all!
I’ve wondered (but done very little to find out) if they are removable, as first glance it looks like they are retained by the front sight but the flat at the bottom by the action suggests there may be more to it. Has anyone tried removing one?
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From years of poking around on that famous German auction site, the factory-fit tapered blued barrel sleeve seems common on European-market 65's. Not often seen on Beeman imports here in the US, though. There was a version of the weight made for the short-barrel 65 "Junior" as well.
Just speculation, but: 1) the little flat underneath may relate to the 65's removable recoil lock piece; 2) FWB rifle sleeves were typically epoxied on when factory fitted, but also available loose on the aftermarket. The same might be true for the pistol sleeve.
That's a really beautiful pistol by the way!
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