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Sergio Natali · 05-05-2016, 02:44 AM

The Russians took care of all the firearms captured from the Nazi, as they feared to be attacked again and I think that remained a big concern to them for decades after the WWII.
AFAIK all foreign guns were taken down, and fully reconditioned, often but not always all the waffenamt were obliterated, renumbered, then stored neatly away separating all the parts, (barrels with all the barrels, stocks with all the other stocks, frames ect...) as the occurrence arised some were sent to the Chinese Communists, then later to Korea and Viet-nam. Later on, around early Nineties they started to sell lots of those guns to the West, as they were already outdated firearms.
I bought my first Luger in those years, it was a Soviet capture Mauser P08 obviously with a big cross representing two crossed Mosin rifles bit still with all its waffenamt intact.

Regards.

05-05-2016, 02:44 AM	#9
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	The Russians took care of all the firearms captured from the Nazi, as they feared to be attacked again and I think that remained a big concern to them for decades after the WWII. AFAIK all foreign guns were taken down, and fully reconditioned, often but not always all the waffenamt were obliterated, renumbered, then stored neatly away separating all the parts, (barrels with all the barrels, stocks with all the other stocks, frames ect...) as the occurrence arised some were sent to the Chinese Communists, then later to Korea and Viet-nam. Later on, around early Nineties they started to sell lots of those guns to the West, as they were already outdated firearms. I bought my first Luger in those years, it was a Soviet capture Mauser P08 obviously with a big cross representing two crossed Mosin rifles bit still with all its waffenamt intact. Regards. __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list. Last edited by Sergio Natali; 05-05-2016 at 03:29 AM.