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This is all matching and original finish, I would say around 90% - 95%. Mirror bore. One bad thing. I had to replace the take down lever with a WWII one (although I took the time to find a matching #'d one). I still have the original one, but the handle part is broken off (and I still have both pieces). I also have the holster and loading/takedown tool.
Long story short, my Grandfather was a captain in Company C of the 111th (Pa national guard, also know as the Bloody Bucket Brigade). During the battle of the Argonne, he got into hand-to-hand combat with a German officer (not sure of the rank). Well, Grandad won, and killed the officer. The story (as told by my grandad) goes on that he felt badly about killing the German. He said it was very different when you were shooting 100's of yards at a target that did not really have a face, vs. hand-to-hand combat with a human being up close.
Anyway, he took the time to gather the officer's personal belongings, and sent them with a letter explaining what happened to the dead officer's family (the officer had a couple of letter's in his coat pocket). Grandad talked about how he was worried when he was gathering the dead officer's personal effects that he would be accused of "looting" the dead.
Grandad did, however, collect the officer's luger and holster. He also found an American's pocket watch on the officer, which I also have. There is a stain on the top flap of the holster, that I believe to be a blood stain, probably from the fight between the officer and my grandad. I will never know for sure.
One thing, however, the Pistol and holster (brown) are basically un-altered, and are as my grandad brought them home from France (not counting the takedown lever.)
take care,
This is all matching and original finish, I would say around 90% - 95%. Mirror bore. One bad thing. I had to replace the take down lever with a WWII one (although I took the time to find a matching #'d one). I still have the original one, but the handle part is broken off (and I still have both pieces). I also have the holster and loading/takedown tool.
Long story short, my Grandfather was a captain in Company C of the 111th (Pa national guard, also know as the Bloody Bucket Brigade). During the battle of the Argonne, he got into hand-to-hand combat with a German officer (not sure of the rank). Well, Grandad won, and killed the officer. The story (as told by my grandad) goes on that he felt badly about killing the German. He said it was very different when you were shooting 100's of yards at a target that did not really have a face, vs. hand-to-hand combat with a human being up close.
Anyway, he took the time to gather the officer's personal belongings, and sent them with a letter explaining what happened to the dead officer's family (the officer had a couple of letter's in his coat pocket). Grandad talked about how he was worried when he was gathering the dead officer's personal effects that he would be accused of "looting" the dead.
Grandad did, however, collect the officer's luger and holster. He also found an American's pocket watch on the officer, which I also have. There is a stain on the top flap of the holster, that I believe to be a blood stain, probably from the fight between the officer and my grandad. I will never know for sure.
One thing, however, the Pistol and holster (brown) are basically un-altered, and are as my grandad brought them home from France (not counting the takedown lever.)
take care,
