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saab-bob · 05-26-2011, 03:37 PM

Alanint is correct.
My dad told me that it was possible to bring back weapons from the Pacific theater,but you had to be very careful. He didn't think it was worth it for the Japanese stuff,but he did get his Colt 1911 A1 rig back home.
Speaking of the end of the Pacific war,he was in the Philippines training for the final invasion of the Japanese home islands. When his outfit heard about the A-bomb explosion,his whole unit got down and kissed the ground.
They correctly figured they would be going home soon.

He also told me a fun story about visiting a gun shop near Edwards AFB(formerly Muroc AFB) in the late 1940's. He told me they had a wall crowded with Lugers,Broomhandles,P-38s,Walthers,etc,etc. The flyboys used to bring them back from Europe and sell them for a couple of bucks at the local stores. I am sure some the guns we hold in our hands now,where on that wall or ones just like it!

Bob
Bob

05-26-2011, 03:37 PM	#12
saab-bob User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 459 Thanks: 774 Thanked 143 Times in 87 Posts	Alanint is correct. My dad told me that it was possible to bring back weapons from the Pacific theater,but you had to be very careful. He didn't think it was worth it for the Japanese stuff,but he did get his Colt 1911 A1 rig back home. Speaking of the end of the Pacific war,he was in the Philippines training for the final invasion of the Japanese home islands. When his outfit heard about the A-bomb explosion,his whole unit got down and kissed the ground. They correctly figured they would be going home soon. He also told me a fun story about visiting a gun shop near Edwards AFB(formerly Muroc AFB) in the late 1940's. He told me they had a wall crowded with Lugers,Broomhandles,P-38s,Walthers,etc,etc. The flyboys used to bring them back from Europe and sell them for a couple of bucks at the local stores. I am sure some the guns we hold in our hands now,where on that wall or ones just like it! Bob Bob __________________ "I think,therefore I own guns"