My Dad's Mauser HSC

sdmark777 · 04-30-2019, 04:00 PM

Posted on P38/PPK Forum, but reposting here:

So my father was in the US Army stationed in Germany in the early 1950's. He spoke German and was his outfits scrounger. He befriended a Waffen SS officer named Willy. Willy walked back home from the Eastern Front and kept his uniform and an Eagle WaA 135 HSC with holster and two mags, which he carried at the end of the war. Willy's uniform fit my father (they were both about 6'2"). Willy would not part with his uniform and told my father he would be buried in it. When my father was due to ship back to the States, Willy met him at their local watering hole and put a bag on the table. Willy gave him his HSC! Their contact ended about 1953, so who knows what ever happened to Willy and his uniform. This all took place in Darmstadt, Southern Germany. The HSC and holster were in excellent condition when my father received it. But he carried it under the front seat of his car in Colorado when he got back to the states. Hence the flakes of missing blue on the left side from corrosion and the discolored holster. This was the first firearm I ever handled. It started my interest in firearms and German Automatics specifically. Dad did a pretty good job of finding German War Booty while he was over there, but it was slim pickings by the time he got there. As I grew older we worked together to grow our collection of German Automatics and War Booty. I still have all the loot he brought back and what we collected together. The HSC rig is nothing special for collectors, but the cornerstone of my collection. I have two heirs to leave this to. Fortunately, they have interest and understanding. I thought I would share this Vet bring back story, along with the HSC. Mark

MikeP · 04-30-2019, 04:14 PM

I have my Dad's HSc which he brought back from his time with the 506th PIR. My 1st piece of many yeas of accumulations.

04-30-2019, 04:00 PM	#1
sdmark777 User Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 284 Thanks: 666 Thanked 665 Times in 171 Posts	My Dad's Mauser HSC Posted on P38/PPK Forum, but reposting here: So my father was in the US Army stationed in Germany in the early 1950's. He spoke German and was his outfits scrounger. He befriended a Waffen SS officer named Willy. Willy walked back home from the Eastern Front and kept his uniform and an Eagle WaA 135 HSC with holster and two mags, which he carried at the end of the war. Willy's uniform fit my father (they were both about 6'2"). Willy would not part with his uniform and told my father he would be buried in it. When my father was due to ship back to the States, Willy met him at their local watering hole and put a bag on the table. Willy gave him his HSC! Their contact ended about 1953, so who knows what ever happened to Willy and his uniform. This all took place in Darmstadt, Southern Germany. The HSC and holster were in excellent condition when my father received it. But he carried it under the front seat of his car in Colorado when he got back to the states. Hence the flakes of missing blue on the left side from corrosion and the discolored holster. This was the first firearm I ever handled. It started my interest in firearms and German Automatics specifically. Dad did a pretty good job of finding German War Booty while he was over there, but it was slim pickings by the time he got there. As I grew older we worked together to grow our collection of German Automatics and War Booty. I still have all the loot he brought back and what we collected together. The HSC rig is nothing special for collectors, but the cornerstone of my collection. I have two heirs to leave this to. Fortunately, they have interest and understanding. I thought I would share this Vet bring back story, along with the HSC. Mark Attached Thumbnails

04-30-2019, 04:14 PM	#2
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	I have my Dad's HSc which he brought back from his time with the 506th PIR. My 1st piece of many yeas of accumulations.