[Jim]

I have an 82 year old neighbor who tell a story with a little different slant. He indicates that they always took pistols, bayonets, and daggers. from captured troops because these small items would be transported to the rear supply area and traded for luxury items like boots, coats, and best of all new socks. Phil, this mans name, claims that most of the war trophies brought back were brought back by the troops who were safe from capture.