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    Reopening the can of worms

    As we all know, no German pistols came back from WW2 already chromed/nickel plated. The veterans merely forgot, that after they got home, sometime in the late 40's or early 50's, they got the pistols plated. After they aged some more, they forgot that they had them plated, and could only remember that they got the pistol in WW2 and that it must have come that way back from the war. They often say that they took them off of an SS Officer that way. I have heard it more than once!
    We now come to a book written by Roscoe Blunt Jr., who, at last report, was still alive and living in Shrewsbury, Mass. The name of the book is FOOT SOLDIER and chronicles his time in the 84th Infantry Division. The soft cover edition is by DA CAPO PRESS. I will quote from Page 164.
    "The German major stood in front of me, unbuckled his chrome-plated Luger and handed it to me."
    I am cross-referencing this to the Firearms Forum section, in case anyone knows Roscoe Blunt and as to whether he is still alive or not.

    Anyone care to comment???

    Tim
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    I know Rockie,he is still alive but in poor health lately,he used to attend all of the local shows but do his failing health has stopped.Most all of his collection has been sold off.Jay Parisi

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      I would dare say if a British officer chrome plated his webley or browning in wartime that could lead to some big ****, unless it was a private purchase pistol. I would also hazard to say the germans also would never dare modify an issue pistol, unless it was private purchase, the armourers would go mad. I can only see weapons possibly being camouflaged for the terrain and even then they used white wash or base colours like tanks came out of the factory with. With that I have seen in person P38s with transparant compsoite grips that had photos of women on them..as captured...I have also seen such things as chrome plated weapons from iraq as well, AKs and pistols....



      Best,

      Pete
      Last edited by pete; 03-22-2008, 11:28 AM.

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        Just as an FYI, Blunt's book is a great read. I have read it twice now.

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          Yup.

          Originally posted by pete View Post
          I would dare say if a British officer chrome plated his webley or browning in wartime that could lead to some big ****, unless it was a private purchase pistol. I would also hazard to say the germans also would never dare modify an issue pistol, unless it was private purchase, the armourers would go mad. I can only see weapons possibly being camouflaged for the terrain and even then they used white wash or base colours like tanks came out of the factory with. With that I have seen in person P38s with transparant compsoite grips that had photos of women on them..as captured...I have also seen such things as chrome plated weapons from iraq as well, AKs and pistols....



          Best,

          Pete
          I've been to the 3rd Division (Rock of the Marne) Museum in Georgia and seen the AK-47's that were gold-plated by Saddam and his two angelic children. I talked to the CO of one of the battalions and he told me that amongst the war booty that they picked up was one of the earliest serial numbered MP43/44 that anyone had ever found on record.

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            I have seen numerous pistold that GIs have brought back, that were nickle plated. I am sure some entrepeneur was busy plating war souvenirs, in Germany, after the war. Sadly, many fine pistols were ruined. I have also seen nickle and chrome plated mauser bayonets that were done for GIs, some even engraved to the US GIs. This was done in Germany in the post May 8, 1945 occupation period.

            Bob Hrits
            In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king.

            Duct tape can't fix stupid, but it can muffle the sound.

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