Hello All, Just wanted to relate an interesting story regarding a beautiful little 6.35 Czech DUO rig I acquired locally a few years ago. (1944 proofed & dated) This particular rig had sat in a local gun dealers display case for at least two years before I happened to run across it. It was in really nice condition, with @99% finish remaining, and was complete with it's German style military flap holster & spare magazine. ( The holster is of leather laminate, similar to paper but a bit more durable.) When I saw the rig I knew exactly what it was, and at $150, I just couldn't pass it up. As I inspected it at the gunshop, I noticed some stenciled writing under the holster's flap. The holster contained what turned out to be an American officer's name, rank & service #. After a little bit of research, I learned that the US officer who stenciled his name under the holster's flap was alive & well, living quite close by in the next town over. I called him up one night, and after a period of introduction, he proceeded to tell me all about his war service and how he happened to acquire the little DUO. He was an Army Captain, a battalion surgeon to a combat engineer unit. ( 258th Combat Eng. Bn.) While in Holland during the December of 1944, a severely wounded German paratrooper was brought into his battalion aid station. Upon cutting off the man's jumpsuit so he could be treated, the holstered DUO fell out and landed on the surgeon's foot. He picked it up, placed it in his pocket and began to treat the wounded para. He stated that he really did his best, but the guy was just too shot up to save. He ended up keeping the little pistol, carrying it in the top pocket of his Ike jacket throughout the remainder of the war. Once his grandchildren started getting older and more mobile, he decided to sell the gun so it wouldn't be a danger to the kids. I've verified all the details of his story, and they all check out perfectly. It's nice to have a piece in my collection that I can actually trace to it's original owner. Best regards, Dom Pastore Jr.