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John Sabato · 12-07-2010, 08:12 AM

My Take on the photo:

Since the 1911 Sullivan law in NYC would have made possession of these handguns unlawful (and still does) except for the very privileged... these two Lugers were likely war souveniers or collectibles that were confiscated from a residence during a routine police call or investigation... Even bring back papers wouldn't help you if you got caught with contraband weapons in NYC...

"Mid 1950's" isn't that far removed from WW2 and getting returning combat veterans to turn in their war trophies probably wasn't very easy, regardless of the law...

12-07-2010, 08:12 AM	#12
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,155 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	My Take on the photo: Since the 1911 Sullivan law in NYC would have made possession of these handguns unlawful (and still does) except for the very privileged... these two Lugers were likely war souveniers or collectibles that were confiscated from a residence during a routine police call or investigation... Even bring back papers wouldn't help you if you got caught with contraband weapons in NYC... "Mid 1950's" isn't that far removed from WW2 and getting returning combat veterans to turn in their war trophies probably wasn't very easy, regardless of the law... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*