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Unread 11-29-2011, 08:36 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by Fazer View Post
This maybe just a story. But I was told that when going into a mess or something like that, Not battle conditions, One had to disarm their side arm. This was done by taking the magazine out and putting it into a holding bin. When they left they would just grab a magazine to suit.

Probably BS, but who knows. The person that told me was no expert.
I was told this same story back in the 1970's by a man who had picked up a Luger while stationed in Germany in the '50's.
Although, his Luger had at least one matching magazine.
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