Captured AC-41

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I've posted this before, thought it might be worth another, hard to fight Jason's ladies, so I figgered I'd bring this tough guy back out to the Friday night social and see what happens!

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Papers

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Some bona fides on Capt. Litchfield. Still alive and kicking here in Denver, CO

[Paul G]

Very nice P-38 and even better with the direct veteran provenance

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[Jason]

Two matching mags and history,you are the man.And queen of Friday night

[FestungSpanien]

Wow, better impossible
I really like tha ac41's, and with two matching mags, and with direct vet provenance

[sneakerd]

Ain't no queen, feller! I'll re-tell the story briefly for those interested.
Capt. Litchfield was at his headquarters in the Lakes region of northern Italy at the end of the war. German units were coming in from everywhere to give up all over all fronts, by the tens of thousands. A German "jeep" drove up with a couple of officers and a white flag. Thru an interpreter, they indicated that their Commander wanted to surrender his division, and was at his headquarters in a house down the road. Litchfield said that he got his S-4 or S-2, whichever is the intelligence officer (i just don't remember) and some non-coms and hopped in a few jeeps and followed the German officers. They pulled up at a big stone house and went inside, where the CG of the 90th P-G Div was waiting with his staff. As the senior Allied officer present, he took the surrender (and the pistol and holster) from the CG. This group and his division were soon thereafter turned over to Brits for internment, as the 10th Mtn was still on the move towards the Yugoslavian border. He's a cantankerous old coot, quite beyond storytelling as far as I can tell. Definitely does NOT feel as if he has to impress anyone. If you google his name you can get more on him, for those interested. Past President of the 10th Mtn Div Assoc and several associated entities. Drives a Subaru with 10th Mtn Div plates. I also bought a new, as in brand spankin new byf 43 from him in a Luger holster. The ac41 was fully loaded, both mags with Nazi ammo, he said it had been since the war.

[History]

Can you find out or do you know the German general's name who surrendered the pistol? NICE NICE!!!

[sneakerd]

Research indicates the commander of the 90th PG at the end of the war was General der Panzertruppe Gerhard Graf von Schwerin, the defender of Aachen.

[condor]

Very nice
Does it the experimental horseshoe sear and corresponding right grip internal cutout?

[Suber]

That is a VERY nice looking pistol!

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I've been trying to post some other pics, but have been evidently having some probs with the server.

[ChrisCook]

Ac41

THat is a beautiful AC41, take good care of it! Thankfully the Vet did as well! Chris...