WWII War Trophies.

[Adam Helmer]

Yesterday I split my winter firewood on an adjacent farm with a neighbor hunter and fellow shooter. We split 1.5 cords of ash and maple and we chatted as we worked. My neighbor has many commercial firearms and one old pistol his deceased father's brother brought back from WWII Europe. The lad thought it might be a Luger or a "P something" that neither his father or he ever fired. I told him to bring it by for inspection and cleaning before it was fired. It has been 70+ years and it may need lube to diminish unnecessary wear. The lad concurred.

He advised he had the original holster and German belt, but no "Capture Papers" for the gun. I have know the lad for 20 years and hire him for wood cutting. He has little interest in pistols so maybe one or two of my rifles or shotguns may "go down the road" for a genuine WWII war trophy. Stay tuned.

Adam