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Unread 09-18-2014, 04:36 PM   #1
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That's risky and gentlemanly giving an enemy soldier a loaded pistol to end himself. You wouldn't do that in todays wars, you'd be shot.
And why didn't he simply use one of the Lugers?
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And why didn't he simply use one of the Lugers?
Probably out of ammo...
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Probably out of ammo...
This makes sense, but we shall never know, I guess.

"...obliged him with his sidearm." When I first read it I saw room for both takes on its exact meaning. Not very clear whichever, but definitely safer to be an angel of mercy than hand over a loaded pistol!
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