At least this one is real

Vlim · 07-12-2009, 07:52 PM

A follow-up. I had the opportunity to study another navy holster/stock combination that made it back to the surface. Sadly the guns (yes, guns) had rusted away completely, so did the loading tools (just a heap of rusty residue in the pocket) and the cleaning rods. The leather itself was in a relatively good condition and the wood stock was still looking nice, although the attaching iron and the ID disk had rotted off. The crown/M was clearly visible.

The stocked holster was complete with it's carrying loops and the back plate of a magazine pouch. It came from a wooden crate that had 8 or 10 navy rigs in it, all in a similar state (iron parts gone, leather, wood and brass ok). One of the stocked holsters is now on display at a Dutch shipwreck museum.

Madcow · 02-17-2010, 08:06 PM

Since we are on the subject of submarines, I was in my mom's hometown of Derry Northern Ireland this summer and heard an obsure story of 19 German subs that showed up there at the end of WWII. Shortly there-after Royal navy then took them out to the harbor and sunk them where they still lie today. There are plans underway to raise one of them. I don't know if anyone else finds this interesting, but as a wreck diver I thought this was very cool, and share this bit of history with anyone ho may care.
Here is a related story.
http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/...oat.4324229.jp
My uncle took some pictures as a kid. If I can I will get scaned copies to post. When he told this story he said the subs where lined up in the harbor like stacks of firewood.
Would be cool to see what kind of weaponry could be recoverd from this site.

02-17-2010, 08:06 PM	#2
Madcow User Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 53 Thanks: 1 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Since we are on the subject of submarines, I was in my mom's hometown of Derry Northern Ireland this summer and heard an obsure story of 19 German subs that showed up there at the end of WWII. Shortly there-after Royal navy then took them out to the harbor and sunk them where they still lie today. There are plans underway to raise one of them. I don't know if anyone else finds this interesting, but as a wreck diver I thought this was very cool, and share this bit of history with anyone ho may care. Here is a related story. http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/...oat.4324229.jp My uncle took some pictures as a kid. If I can I will get scaned copies to post. When he told this story he said the subs where lined up in the harbor like stacks of firewood. Would be cool to see what kind of weaponry could be recoverd from this site. __________________ Don't take life too seriously, because your not going to make it out alive.

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07-12-2009, 07:52 PM	#1
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,991 Times in 1,205 Posts	A follow-up. I had the opportunity to study another navy holster/stock combination that made it back to the surface. Sadly the guns (yes, guns) had rusted away completely, so did the loading tools (just a heap of rusty residue in the pocket) and the cleaning rods. The leather itself was in a relatively good condition and the wood stock was still looking nice, although the attaching iron and the ID disk had rotted off. The crown/M was clearly visible. The stocked holster was complete with it's carrying loops and the back plate of a magazine pouch. It came from a wooden crate that had 8 or 10 navy rigs in it, all in a similar state (iron parts gone, leather, wood and brass ok). One of the stocked holsters is now on display at a Dutch shipwreck museum.