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In general, the grips should not be routinely removed as this is unnecessary for cleaning and only necessary for a detail strip. Great care must be taken as the wood engagement surfaces are very small and comparatively fragile. The front of the panels are hooked into the frame. There is a latch inside the magazine well which must be pressed in to release the back edge of the grip panels. One other note, do not attempt to remove the grip panels without comprehensive disassembly instructions. Note that it is important to insert this into the small end of the spring and insert the large end of the spring into the firing pin housing. The pistol is commonly called an 'Ortgies' vest pocket pistol after its original designer. Here is one that works in a fifth style 32ACP pistol which is the majority of production. One is 0.842вЂі long which is too long to fit in the assembly notch of some pistols. There are at least two different Ortgies guide rods. This is best practiced a few times without the firing pin spring and guide rod as bobbling the slide installation will also launch the guide rod out the back. To assemble, compress the guide rod and spring and push it up into the notch. There is an assembly notch on the underside of the slide above the guide rod channel. Secondly, assembly is difficult unless you know the вЂњtrickвЂќ. Field stripping instructions usually include an admonition to cover the back of the slide with a finger, disassemble in a plastic bag, or just to вЂњtake careвЂќ to not lose the guide rod. Firstly, when you field strip one of these the guide rod launches itself (with or without the spring) out the back of the pistol. The main quirk of these pistols concerns the firing pin spring guide rod. This is a nice little German made pocket pistol that is not only C&R eligible, but is also MA Compliant. The slide is nickel plated and retains almost all of its finish with some usage marks. Here is a very good article about these pistols, and another here. 25 ACP, or 6.35 mm, that rates at about 85++ condition. As a 100 year old striker fired pistol it should never be carried with a round in the chamber. At least one source attributes the design to a German former employee of Fabrique.

was headed by one Heinrich Ortgies, who owned the patent on the pistol the company made. It is nicely finished with no corners to catch on a pocket. In 1921, they bought up the small concern of Ortgies & Co., which manufactured a pocket pistol chambered for the ubiquitous 7.65mm Browning (.32 ACP) cartridge. It is externally similar to the Colt pocket pistol but completely different internally. The Ortgies is a 1920-1927 production German pocket pistol that was very popular at the time and was imported in large quantities into the US.

Ortgies pistol disassembly