Police find hidden trove of Nazi artifacts in Argentina including P-08s! - Page 2

Tinplatejeff · 06-21-2017, 09:12 PM

So any thoughts if this is real?!

DonVoigt · 06-21-2017, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Tinplatejeff

So any thoughts if this is real?!

Looks like some kind of "cast" solid copy of a luger, not an actual pistol.

gunbugs · 06-21-2017, 11:31 PM

I don't really think of WWII German guns as "NAZI". That would be like saying "Democrat guns" or "Republican guns". NAZI is an acronym for National Socialist. A political party. No doubt, these were bad guys, but I don't associate political ideology with firearms.

kurusu · 06-22-2017, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by DonVoigt

Looks like some kind of "cast" solid copy of a luger, not an actual pistol.

Yep! That is not a real pistol. I don't think they had any real firearms there.

kurusu · 06-22-2017, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by gunbugs

I don't really think of WWII German guns as "NAZI". That would be like saying "Democrat guns" or "Republican guns". NAZI is an acronym for National Socialist. A political party. No doubt, these were bad guys, but I don't associate political ideology with firearms.

Neither do I. Guns have no ideology they are just tools.

Tinplatejeff · 06-22-2017, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by DonVoigt

Looks like some kind of "cast" solid copy of a luger, not an actual pistol.

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Originally Posted by kurusu

Yep! That is not a real pistol. I don't think they had any real firearms there.

Yea, I can see that now.

alvin · 06-22-2017, 07:05 AM

In imagination, people fled to South America should carry portable treasures with them, such as gold bars, diamonds, cash etc. Not heavy not big but has great value.

Carried a bunch of these in 1945? How would they make living in the new place...

Wastoute · 06-22-2017, 07:58 AM

Rational people don't make those associations. Unfortunately, there are way too many irrational people running around loose these days...

Vlim · 06-22-2017, 10:31 AM

The P08 pistols are not real. They are solid castings.

MAUSER88 · 06-22-2017, 03:07 PM

Looks like a whole lot of "fake" to me. Post war fantasy pieces IMHO.

06-21-2017, 09:12 PM	#21
Tinplatejeff User Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Indiana Posts: 68 Thanks: 77 Thanked 44 Times in 23 Posts	So any thoughts if this is real?! __________________ "We are simply passing through history. This, this is history." - Rene Belloq to Indiana Jones, Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

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gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 640 Thanks: 341 Thanked 1,148 Times in 382 Posts	I don't really think of WWII German guns as "NAZI". That would be like saying "Democrat guns" or "Republican guns". NAZI is an acronym for National Socialist. A political party. No doubt, these were bad guys, but I don't associate political ideology with firearms.

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alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	In imagination, people fled to South America should carry portable treasures with them, such as gold bars, diamonds, cash etc. Not heavy not big but has great value. Carried a bunch of these in 1945? How would they make living in the new place...

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Wastoute User Join Date: May 2017 Location: Yorktown, VA Posts: 30 Thanks: 39 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Rational people don't make those associations. Unfortunately, there are way too many irrational people running around loose these days...

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Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,048 Thanks: 1,034 Thanked 3,952 Times in 1,199 Posts	The P08 pistols are not real. They are solid castings.

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MAUSER88 Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 256 Thanks: 3 Thanked 57 Times in 30 Posts	Looks like a whole lot of "fake" to me. Post war fantasy pieces IMHO.