Luger Cache w/US GIs during WWII

danman · 02-24-2007, 06:47 PM

I have been lucky enough to inherit a lot of WW1 and WW2 gear being the only nut in the family, from my Great Grandfather, Grandfather and Great Uncle.

When my Grandmother sold off her parents house I was a teenager, and helped her clear out things. I spent most of the time in the very big dark seller where I found a treasure trove: rusted MP40, ammo, magazines for al sorts of autos....I knew there would be more.

THen, upstairs in the house there was a stroreroom. I open a big old cupboard where I found several hunting rifles but more to my teenage, war movie influenced taste, a big metal box. The box was filled with thick congealed grease but in it.....2 Lugers, 1 Beretta, 2 S&Ws, a Webley, and a Haenl Shmeisser .25.

Although the house had been used by Luftwaffe officers in WW2 I think were trophies that my Great Uncle had picked up.

All I have now are a few mementos. The guns all disappeared though I do have photos form the time over 20 years ago when by boyhood dreams came true.

BTW I took the rusty MP40 with me. My father found it and threw it into the sea!

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02-24-2007, 06:47 PM	#11
danman New User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Europe Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have been lucky enough to inherit a lot of WW1 and WW2 gear being the only nut in the family, from my Great Grandfather, Grandfather and Great Uncle. When my Grandmother sold off her parents house I was a teenager, and helped her clear out things. I spent most of the time in the very big dark seller where I found a treasure trove: rusted MP40, ammo, magazines for al sorts of autos....I knew there would be more. THen, upstairs in the house there was a stroreroom. I open a big old cupboard where I found several hunting rifles but more to my teenage, war movie influenced taste, a big metal box. The box was filled with thick congealed grease but in it.....2 Lugers, 1 Beretta, 2 S&Ws, a Webley, and a Haenl Shmeisser .25. Although the house had been used by Luftwaffe officers in WW2 I think were trophies that my Great Uncle had picked up. All I have now are a few mementos. The guns all disappeared though I do have photos form the time over 20 years ago when by boyhood dreams came true. BTW I took the rusty MP40 with me. My father found it and threw it into the sea!