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Posted 1 year ago
scottvez
(554 items)
This is a German J.P. Sauer & Sohn pistol that was captured during WW2 and brought home by the veteran.
The pistol is in Excellent condition with all matching numbers. I have a holster as well as two magazines for the pistol.
The small papers are both copies of the capture paperwork on a European Theater form. The paperwork includes the serial number and it matches the gun.
The white cotten sack was used by the veteran to hand carry the pistol home after the war.
I purchased the pistol from the veterans widow in the late 1990s.
She told me that by the end of the war, she had gone two years without seeing him. He had the bag in his hand when she met him in the train station on his return home. She assumed that it was some sort of gift for her-- French silk or perfumes, and she was very excited to see. After waiting for a while, and he not giving it to her she asked and was a little disappointed to find that it had the pistol and not a gift!
Scott
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Thanks for looking ThriftyGypsy.
Scott
This is a very nice piece, only 1 thing wrong with it, It's not mine!
Thanks Kerry-- the matching capture paperwork really makes the pistol and I have always liked the story associated with it.
Scott
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! kerry10456 that was funny!!!!!!!!!!! , very nice scottvez
Thanks for looking bellin.
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Thanks Harland and tlmbaran.
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Thanks pickingupbones.
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Thanks stepback.
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Thanks for looking susan.
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Thank you much Hedgewalker.
Scott
excellent find sir!! I am jealous!!
VERY cool gun! I have a few authentic Nazi pieces myself. This is a GREAT find!
Guess I missed this 1st time around or it missed the "buss". very nice.
Very interesting post. Unique find! I am always amazed by the inate "fairness" in the US...our British soldiers during WWII were thrown in military prison if convicted of bringing home pieces like this. The US obviously had an in theatre official process of documenting and OK'ing "battlefield" finds or "trophies" for the individual soldier....now that is what I call RIGHT & FAIR!!!!
The services understood that most soldiers wanted some sort of souvenir of their wartime service.
The policy continues today-- although MOST weapons are no longer allowed.
scott
Thanks-- look at my other posting for some "modern" soldier souvenir finds!
scott
Thanks p....
scott
Silly woman... Its a heck of a gift!
She could have bought a lot of French perfume if she had sent that thing to auction!
Thanks huck, pw and stillwater.
scott