Thread: Dad's Luger
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Unread 01-04-2012, 12:33 PM   #17
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Nope, I don't have the tool from the holster. My holster looks like it has never been there. the flap and the pouch lay totally flat. Yup, I am aware of the leather/gun problems and the gun has never spent more than a few minutes in this holster. (At least in it's modern history... after 1950.) Yes, it is marked 1942 and CWW and WaA250 on the back.

Since this gun was given to my Dad in the "fog of war", we have no idea who gave it to him and how much shooting they had done before (or after) he got it. I'm 98% sure there was no shooting after Dad got home and very little "war trophy" showing off. That wasn't Dad's way. After the war he kind of gave up on shooting and camping out and stuff like that. (And eating Spam.) I used to shoot in a gun club a few years ago and as a surprise, I borrowed an M1 ant took Dad to the range as a surprise. He took about 5 shots and had enough. Had more fun doing a take-down and re-assemble. Aside from taking me to see "The Longest Day" he never really talked about this stuff until we went to France for the 40th Anniv. of D Day with Reagan.
He'd probably be upset with me for discussing this on the web.

I was just going to repost photo number 6 to see if this wear generated more comments. Maybe that's what everyone has been talking about????

Thanks to all for the comments.
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