Herman Goering's Personal Pistol

[alanint]

Yes, I now have found both spellings as well. I wonder how he spelled it himself?
There is that famous film of him surrendering himself to US forces at the end of WW2 where he turns over a large framed S&W revolver.

[Olle]

Originally Posted by alanint

Yes, I now have found both spellings as well. I wonder how he spelled it himself?
There is that famous film of him surrendering himself to US forces at the end of WW2 where he turns over a large framed S&W revolver.

It would be "Göring". I think this could possibly be a gift from Goering, but I seriously doubt that it's his personal gun.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Olle

It would be "Göring". I think this could possibly be a gift from Goering, but I seriously doubt that it's his personal gun.

Maybe he ordered a couple hundred of them to give away...Like the US President & his 'signing pens'...

[Olle]

Originally Posted by postino

Maybe he ordered a couple hundred of them to give away...Like the US President & his 'signing pens'...

Yep, it's just a cheap pocket pistol with engraving that actually appears to be typical for that period, so I suspect it's kind of a "Here's a little something from the Luftwaffe" type of gift. If it's authentic (which I actually think it is), I'd suspect that it was more or less mass produced, and not necessarily handed out by Goering himself either.