SARGE Posted January 13, 2019 Share #1 Posted January 13, 2019 Gents, This is a Model 1914 Mauser pistol that was taken by a US Army Air Corps Lieutenant during WWII. The pistol itself is a 7,65 mm semi-automatic that was issued to the Saxon Rural Police (Land Gendarmerie) and bears property markings for that wartime German Police agency on the front grip strap. This pistol came complete with a letter from the US AAC Lieutenant explaining how he was able to get the pistol home which is a fascinating story in and of itself. It also came with the original US Army property tag but not the official "bring-back" certificate that was issued with most of these war souvenirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retread12345 Posted January 13, 2019 Share #2 Posted January 13, 2019 Very well made, solid pistols. Not a bad choice for a carry arm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaff Posted January 14, 2019 Share #3 Posted January 14, 2019 Love those 7.65 German pistols. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRA227 Posted January 14, 2019 Share #4 Posted January 14, 2019 Nice pistol. Rich A. in Pa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SARGE Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted January 15, 2019 Thanks for the kudos guys. Even though this is a fairly common pistol it was a workhorse and well liked by the police and military. I think the back story is really neat since it has the letter, and related paperwork, from the fellow who got it home and kept it in such good condition for all these years. Information like this makes for a much more interesting artifact IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted January 31, 2019 Share #6 Posted January 31, 2019 Very nice to have the Vet history! BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony v Posted January 31, 2019 Share #7 Posted January 31, 2019 What a great Mauser ! A beauty for sure. Thank you for posting it. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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