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11-30-2001, 01:08 PM

My dad served in Nam in the mid 1960s and said that he knew of a couple of guys that lifted Hi-Powers from NVA soliders the "no longer needed them". He said these guys used them extensively. (dad carried an M-14, BTW) I guess these HPs were lifted from the Aussies, before their departure from Nam. He never mentioned this until I showed him one of my Hi-Powers on day and said "hell, son..lots of guys had those IN Country". Who knew!

This would go to stand that US soldiers that could not get an M1911 probably carried a P-08 or P-38 if they found it. I would...even though the Garand I'd be carrying is PLENTY of gun for most jobs.

I have seen several late war photos of German soldiers carrying M-3s, Carbines and Garands....why not a 1911?

The list of pistols used by the Nazis is dizzying...at best.

-SA

11-30-2001, 01:08 PM	#20
S. Allen Guest Posts: n/a	I dunno, but... My dad served in Nam in the mid 1960s and said that he knew of a couple of guys that lifted Hi-Powers from NVA soliders the "no longer needed them". He said these guys used them extensively. (dad carried an M-14, BTW) I guess these HPs were lifted from the Aussies, before their departure from Nam. He never mentioned this until I showed him one of my Hi-Powers on day and said "hell, son..lots of guys had those IN Country". Who knew! This would go to stand that US soldiers that could not get an M1911 probably carried a P-08 or P-38 if they found it. I would...even though the Garand I'd be carrying is PLENTY of gun for most jobs. I have seen several late war photos of German soldiers carrying M-3s, Carbines and Garands....why not a 1911? The list of pistols used by the Nazis is dizzying...at best. -SA