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    Can You ID This Pistol?

    I am not sure, perhaps a Radom or a Tokarev. This man is my Great Uncle, pic taken on May4th 1945 in the small Czechoslovak village my family came from. He, along with other young boys and men in town, collected several arms and declared themselves "partisans". Only a few days after this pic was taken, several of his friends were killed in a foolish engagement with German forces retreating west. ANyway, I am interested in the pistol in his belt. Any clues? I did find a Radom in our family attic recently, so not sure if it would be the same pistol or not. Thanks for any help,
    Joe


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    Joe!

    Joe,

    First I will jump out and say its a Radom, the back of the slide etc. looks just like the ones I have... its a Radom!

    Now what you describe really were very deadly days in Czech., I have of late been doing alot of reading about the events in Czech. during the given time period.

    I once spoke to a German soldier that was taken prisoner in Czech. by the Russians he said that the Czech's came out to the Russians with Knives and demanded that they could kill the captured Germans... he said that if it were not for the Russians he would have been murdered.


    Robert



    Originally posted by Joe N
    I am not sure, perhaps a Radom or a Tokarev. This man is my Great Uncle, pic taken on May4th 1945 in the small Czechoslovak village my family came from. He, along with other young boys and men in town, collected several arms and declared themselves "partisans". Only a few days after this pic was taken, several of his friends were killed in a foolish engagement with German forces retreating west. ANyway, I am interested in the pistol in his belt. Any clues? I did find a Radom in our family attic recently, so not sure if it would be the same pistol or not. Thanks for any help,
    Joe


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      Thanks Robert! If you don't mind, I will PM you with the details. Take care, and thanks again!

      Joe

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        #4
        I would vote for Radom also. Shape of grips and rear of slide, grip safety, and ring hammer. I have one too.
        Regards,
        Johnnie

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          Joe,

          Definately a Radom! You can clearly see the grip safety. Too bad we can't enhance this photo enough to make out the S/n on the frame.
          Then you could tell if the one you found is the same one.

          Great photo! and a hair raising story as well! Looks like he has a K98 and K98 bayonet as well! Do you have those too?

          Can you post some pics of the Radom you found in the attic?
          Matt
          Last edited by Matt Weber; 03-12-2005, 02:18 PM.

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            #6
            Polish

            Radom..........BILL

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              Originally posted by Joe N
              Thanks Robert! If you don't mind, I will PM you with the details. Take care, and thanks again!

              Joe

              Joe,

              Please do PM me with the details, I have some knowledge of the events during those bloody days to include the German minority there. I know germans who were there...

              Robert

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                Thanks very much Gentlemen! Robert, will PM you shortly, I am on nights the next 48 hours. Matt, her ear ethe Radom pics, have posted them before. Coincidentally, only a year later I found a Rdom in a gunshop here with the serial numbers only 500 or so apart from the one I had found in the attic (so I had to buy it)! And yes, there was a round still in the chamber from sitting in the attic allt hese years!!



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                  And the one I bought:

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                    #10
                    Are you going to soak the attic found pistol in oil and get her going again ? The gun looks a easy restore to me.


                    Regards Roughshooter

                    Bewahren der waffen in England und Oesterreich

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                      Hi Joe, I remember when you posted the pistol originally and what a great find it was, but now with the photo you have discovered it makes it even more special. There has got to be a good chance it is one and the same gun.


                      Cheers, Ade.

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