Capture papers

[dan]

I hear the term "capture papers" Just what are they? My Luger has the papers that my dad brought home with him. Are these captur papers?

Yes that is what they are. The papers officially allowing you to bring the gun / item into the states. (I have also seen actual "capture" papers of Japanese Swords that were turned into the military authorities, so you could use that term also).


With your capture papers, you didn't have to toss it out the window and keep everyone awake from the splashes,


While I was in the service, captured items (friends told me, I never went to Saudi, Iraq, Granada, etc.,) could be brought back, but guns were verbotten. I always wondered, would I have tried to sneak a pistol back?? A AK-47 or 74, no way, too much trouble you can get into...


I know that when they went to over Iraq, all the .45's were switched over to 9MM, and I wondered if there were misplaced guns? But, the last 10 years the army has been a peacetime army, meaning they worry about all the little things and it isn't worth it to stretch the old neck out to far.


Ed

[John Sabato]

Here is an old post of mine Ed, that I believe was posted before you joined the forum. Thought you would enjoy this true bring-back story...


just click the link below...


enjoy & regards, John



Bring Back Story-CLICK here!

[MikeP]

Refence to topping story of hidden .45s. I happen to have personal knowledge of a Special Forces NCO who on his second trip back to the world in 1970 had a .45 cleverly concealed in his pocket-didn't need no steenkeeng shell casings.


I fired that piece yesterday.


I have a HSc Mauser my father, 506th PIR, brought back--used to have the authorization papers--The inspector wrote down the number that was on the magazine-not the one on the pistol.


Got a firing pin for that piece from T Heller yesterday.

Surprised me to see my name John!


Very cool story. Kind of sneakiness I dreamed of concocting if I had the chance...


Ed

[Marvin]

Does anyone know what the procedure was for getting the Capture Papers? If it was easy, why didn't more of the GIs from WWII get the papers so they could legally bring back the pistols.


Marvin

Marvin;

After speaking with many combat Vet's.

I fully believe that the main reason was that the most of them dis-trusted the issuing officials, and had fear that their trophys would be confiscated if the had any real value.

ViggoG

[dan]

Here is a copy of the capture papers. It dosen't look like it was that hard for my father. This is just one side.




http://boards.rennlist.com/upload/capturepapers1.jpg

[MikeP]

Things in, around, and involving the military change from place to place, day to day, and minute to minute-there simply is not, never has been, and never will be any semblance of the total continuity that some people imagine. I don't mean that offensively, it's just a fact. I spent four years in Special Forces with 20 months on an operational "A" Detachment on the Cambodian Border. It was an experience I would not trade for anything. Being in the military really sucks-but anybody who failed to do any of their obligation really missed out on something.

As we might expect of the "Old Army", It appears that the officer who filler out this paper did'nt know his "A" from his "B" .

This should have been relagated to the Company Staff Sargent, Then I'm sure it would have been filled out right.

No Dis-respect Intended , But he should have read it before he signed it.

ViggoG