I wonder...On the M1911 Forum...

alanint · 09-27-2010, 07:52 PM

Not very likely, as all good Germans turned in virtually every weapon to the military governors post war.
These operations, which usually went something like rounding up the Burgermeister and giving him orders that all weapons in the town were to be piled up in the town square yielded incredible finds. GIs who were involved in these operations tell tales of everything from modern weapons to medieval armor being turned over.
One of the few commertial Colt Walkers extant, complete in case with a hand written note from Samuel Colt was acquired this way.

09-27-2010, 07:52 PM	#2
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	Not very likely, as all good Germans turned in virtually every weapon to the military governors post war. These operations, which usually went something like rounding up the Burgermeister and giving him orders that all weapons in the town were to be piled up in the town square yielded incredible finds. GIs who were involved in these operations tell tales of everything from modern weapons to medieval armor being turned over. One of the few commertial Colt Walkers extant, complete in case with a hand written note from Samuel Colt was acquired this way.