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Thor · 01-30-2011, 08:59 PM

Minipipper, my dad an WWII Vet told me the same thing as you described. Sad! Seems like he later told me it was a bluff.

alanint · 01-30-2011, 11:02 PM

My Dad was in a long line of mixed service soldiers waiting to board ships in Cherbourg harbor at the end of the war. He had a CZ pistol on him he took from a surrendering Panzer officer while he was a camp guard there at Cherbourg, which had surrender paperwork . As a radio gunner in B-24s prior to his guard duty, he had pinched the M1A1 carbine from the bomber's radio room. He planned to take both home.
A jeep with a loudspeaker cruised the entire length of the line of soldier's spouting the same warnings about contraband, etc. Apparently, they were much more concerned about US goverment gear than captured stuff. Dad threw the carbine over a bakery's wall, along with hundreds of GIs getting rid of their stuff. They were never checked once aboard and made it all the way home with no more mentions of contraband. The guys with the big cojones got their stuff back and those who followed the rules got skunked.

saab-bob · 01-31-2011, 12:29 AM

Alinint

My dad was in the Pacific Theater thru the entire war and told me essentially the same story.

He was being mustered out at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro CA. He wanted to keep his Colt 1911A1. ( he didn't bring any Japanese stuff home,he thought it was all junk).

His unit was lined up with their duffel's and they where told there would be a inspection and all weapons would be confiscated.

So everybody pulled all their souvenirs out of the bags and stuffed them under the barrack floors.

A little later a quick walk thru inspection and a few bags checked by a couple of junior officers and the inspection was done. Everybody repacked their bags and went on their way.

My dad still has his Colt rig and the rest of his gear.

I love shooting his Colt when I visit him.

Bob

01-30-2011, 08:59 PM	#21
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	Minipipper, my dad an WWII Vet told me the same thing as you described. Sad! Seems like he later told me it was a bluff. __________________ Thor's Luger Clinic http://members.rennlist.com/lugerman/ Ted Green (Thor Yaller Boots) 725 Western Hills Dr SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 915-526-8925 Email thor340@aol.com ----------------------------------- John3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

01-31-2011, 12:29 AM	#23
saab-bob User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 459 Thanks: 774 Thanked 143 Times in 87 Posts	Alinint My dad was in the Pacific Theater thru the entire war and told me essentially the same story. He was being mustered out at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro CA. He wanted to keep his Colt 1911A1. ( he didn't bring any Japanese stuff home,he thought it was all junk). His unit was lined up with their duffel's and they where told there would be a inspection and all weapons would be confiscated. So everybody pulled all their souvenirs out of the bags and stuffed them under the barrack floors. A little later a quick walk thru inspection and a few bags checked by a couple of junior officers and the inspection was done. Everybody repacked their bags and went on their way. My dad still has his Colt rig and the rest of his gear. I love shooting his Colt when I visit him. Bob __________________ "I think,therefore I own guns"

01-30-2011, 11:02 PM	#22
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	My Dad was in a long line of mixed service soldiers waiting to board ships in Cherbourg harbor at the end of the war. He had a CZ pistol on him he took from a surrendering Panzer officer while he was a camp guard there at Cherbourg, which had surrender paperwork . As a radio gunner in B-24s prior to his guard duty, he had pinched the M1A1 carbine from the bomber's radio room. He planned to take both home. A jeep with a loudspeaker cruised the entire length of the line of soldier's spouting the same warnings about contraband, etc. Apparently, they were much more concerned about US goverment gear than captured stuff. Dad threw the carbine over a bakery's wall, along with hundreds of GIs getting rid of their stuff. They were never checked once aboard and made it all the way home with no more mentions of contraband. The guys with the big cojones got their stuff back and those who followed the rules got skunked.