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sheepherder · 01-23-2014, 06:34 PM

I remember reading in Elliott Ness's book that many of the handguns used by criminals in the 20's/30's were stolen from returning GI's...I think he was referring to M1911's, but how he determined where they were gotten from or how was not explained...

01-23-2014, 06:34 PM	#5
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,196 Thanks: 1,416 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	I remember reading in Elliott Ness's book that many of the handguns used by criminals in the 20's/30's were stolen from returning GI's...I think he was referring to M1911's, but how he determined where they were gotten from or how was not explained... __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...