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Orv Reichert · 04-03-2002, 08:43 PM

All surrendered weapons were unloaded and piled up...holsters and gear in another pile...ammo in still another pile. The Americans routinely piled long arms up, poured fuel on them, and burned them.

There were never enough pistols to supply the wants of the American GI's. There was quite a cash market for them...a Luger bringing $75 in the rear areas and many were routinely sold to Sailors in the port towns, too, for even more.

Everyone wanted a Walther pocket pistol but most had to settle for something else. The small guns were much more desirable, I am told.

Rifles: These are often Mismatched because they were shipped into the USA [after the war] by the boatloads without bolts..... as "SCRAP IRON" The bolts came on a different ship. They were fitted/head space checked and sold by Hunters Lodge and others thru large adds in the Rifleman and other sporting publications. I have several of the adds showing them.

Orv Reichert

04-03-2002, 08:43 PM	#2
Orv Reichert RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SW Washington State Posts: 339 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	mismatched All surrendered weapons were unloaded and piled up...holsters and gear in another pile...ammo in still another pile. The Americans routinely piled long arms up, poured fuel on them, and burned them. There were never enough pistols to supply the wants of the American GI's. There was quite a cash market for them...a Luger bringing $75 in the rear areas and many were routinely sold to Sailors in the port towns, too, for even more. Everyone wanted a Walther pocket pistol but most had to settle for something else. The small guns were much more desirable, I am told. Rifles: These are often Mismatched because they were shipped into the USA [after the war] by the boatloads without bolts..... as "SCRAP IRON" The bolts came on a different ship. They were fitted/head space checked and sold by Hunters Lodge and others thru large adds in the Rifleman and other sporting publications. I have several of the adds showing them. Orv Reichert