1940 BW P.08 5103m

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Gebirg

He came to me, the son of the father who got this P.08 as payment just after 1945. He hide it in the barn, i found it in 1980...will you take a look?
It was a Black Widow by Mauser made in 1940 5103m - in wery good condition!

Great story...

Please tell the story!!! I love these stories...

Like the pre-WW II Auto-Union 16cyl Grand Prix car that was hidden in a haystack and not brought out until after the USSR collapsed and the owners could bring it out safely...Road & Track did a great story on it...

Some members here think the German weapons were thrown in the nearest ditch by surrendering soldiers...Or were mostly turned in and melted down for scrap...My feeling is that many were hidden/buried by the owners..."Just in case"...