</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Would it make any sense to think it might have been Nickled by whomever used it in Germany between the fall of the Weimar republic and my uncle's aquisition in late 44 / early 45? </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">The chances of that is practically nill, they are just stories that "Officers" had nickled guns, and it was not allowed for military and if you think about it, you wouldn't want a bright shiny gun! :yikes: So, it is very possible it was nickled right after arrival, before it left Germany, etc., but not likely that it was done by the gov't or military.
I will check my books tonight for your unit, making dinner right now, or supposed to be doing that!!
Ed