My first P08 (from the battle of Montecassino, 1944) and my first post

GerColctor · 12-04-2023, 02:05 PM

Unfortunately there is no way that this Luger can be "documented" as having been at any specific battle. If you identified the collector, he only has a story that somebody whose father was given the pistol by a local citizen. This seller has no interest in telling you who this former owner was, so all that you have is a story that was passed down thru multiple links people that attempts to link this weapon to a famous battle. Even your veteran grandfather wouldn't know if that particular pistol was used in that engagement. It might have been captured in the Cassino area, but we or nobody will never truly know.
Nice looking military Luger

Hopefully the seller didn't. use this story to enhance the price of this Luger, which is often the case with some dealers/collectors when negotiating with novice buyers. When buying historical used
weapons, helmets, etc, pay the fair price for the piece, not extra money for an undocumented
story.

12-04-2023, 02:05 PM	#11
GerColctor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: CT & FL Posts: 315 Thanks: 2 Thanked 48 Times in 31 Posts	Unfortunately there is no way that this Luger can be "documented" as having been at any specific battle. If you identified the collector, he only has a story that somebody whose father was given the pistol by a local citizen. This seller has no interest in telling you who this former owner was, so all that you have is a story that was passed down thru multiple links people that attempts to link this weapon to a famous battle. Even your veteran grandfather wouldn't know if that particular pistol was used in that engagement. It might have been captured in the Cassino area, but we or nobody will never truly know. Nice looking military Luger Hopefully the seller didn't. use this story to enhance the price of this Luger, which is often the case with some dealers/collectors when negotiating with novice buyers. When buying historical used weapons, helmets, etc, pay the fair price for the piece, not extra money for an undocumented story. __________________ It is better to have lived a day as a tiger, then a thousand years as a lamb.