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06-15-2012, 10:34 AM
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Most of the German army carried Walther P38s. Officers could carry their own personal sidearms, so many of them had Lugers.
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#28
06-15-2012, 12:37 PM
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The P.38 was adopted as a replacement for the Luger, which was too costly to produce and was discontinued in 1942. However the P.38 never really replaced the Luger in service and both were in wide use all the way up until VE Day.
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#29
06-15-2012, 06:01 PM
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#30
06-15-2012, 06:33 PM
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Shooter, too bad you couldn't raid the spare parts bins
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#31
06-15-2012, 07:25 PM
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In 1968 I "leased" a M1911A1 early in my tour in Vietnam. The going rate was $25. Guys going home would sell the pistol to the new guys, these being pistols not officially issued to them. And they were plentiful. I tried to think of a way to ship it home but chickened out not wanting to spend anytime at LBJ Ranch or Leavenworth.
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#32
06-16-2012, 06:53 AM
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That's the 64,000 dollar question? When they swapped them out where did they swap them to? Where or where did the swapped pistols go oh where oh where did they goooo Ha ha I just couldn't resist.
I'm sure some were written off and to do that they had to be destroyed. Some were probably sent or sold to our allies or friendly enemies to go with those P-51's or F-4's we dealt them for a song. And maybe a few were saved via the back door program as my friends were no doubt about to partake in. In any event a bygone era for sure.
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#33
06-16-2012, 04:24 PM
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My father in law acquired an AK-47 in Vietnam during the war. When he was coming home he had a small refridgerator he was shipping back. The AK-47 fit in the fridge and he contemplated sealing the AK inside. He didnt becasue he was told their things would be checked. Long story short, he did not take the gun, and they never checked the fridge, which still has.
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#34
06-16-2012, 05:58 PM
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06-16-2012, 06:39 PM
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As per#16 comment. the pistols were some kind of deployment gun made by Para Ordnance that a deployee friend of my 2 former army buddies was trying to get for them about 2 years ago for $800. Apparently engraved to commemorate the deployment. Anyone here heard of such a thing? Just thought I would set that record straight.
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#37
06-16-2012, 10:29 PM
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I recall a Guard Captain handing out payroll with a 1911 on the table.
I will venture to allow that there has been a peek here a peek there and I gotta say, some of those Guard Armories contain treasure. That was then, I have no idea what of today so many years later.
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06-17-2012, 06:44 AM
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Will, In 2005 he sold me his issued 1944 Ithaca M1911A1 s/n - 2080534 Bob
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