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Marvin · 03-22-2002, 05:17 PM

There was a large commercial market for all type firearms and accessories during the war. Walther pistol buyers would have to wait months for them to arrive, so the market was there. Contrary to popular belief, most an German could buy a handgun, and the Aryan population in the occupied territories could purchase them too. All they needed was authorization from the local Gestapo office and they could carry the weapon. They just needed to give the Gestapo Officer a reason to need protection.

Even with the war going badly in 1944, the German military would not accept any substandard goods for the troops and if they were not Waffenamt inspected, they would not be accepted or paid for. The Germans are too structured to not follow rules. Just my opinion.

Marvin

03-22-2002, 05:17 PM	#5
Marvin User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Upstate S.C. Posts: 1,132 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Holster ID Needed There was a large commercial market for all type firearms and accessories during the war. Walther pistol buyers would have to wait months for them to arrive, so the market was there. Contrary to popular belief, most an German could buy a handgun, and the Aryan population in the occupied territories could purchase them too. All they needed was authorization from the local Gestapo office and they could carry the weapon. They just needed to give the Gestapo Officer a reason to need protection. Even with the war going badly in 1944, the German military would not accept any substandard goods for the troops and if they were not Waffenamt inspected, they would not be accepted or paid for. The Germans are too structured to not follow rules. Just my opinion. Marvin