Poll: German beachcomber finds box of 30 WWII pistols after a storm

[DB is Here]

A German man and his father found more than seashells along the beach after a storm in their coastal Baltic Sea town last week. Alexander Ladwig, 23, was out for a walk with his pop when he found a recently unearthed box in the sand that contained 30 handguns, reports German news outlet Kieler Nachrichten. The find, near the town of Waabs in Schleswig-Holstein, was quickly collected by the notified local authorities and destroyed– but not before Ladwig had snapped a few images.

quickly collected by the notified local authorities and destroyed...SMH

German beachcomber finds box of 30 WWII pistols after storm (PHOTOS)

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[Kruel J]

I would end up owing @Velzey a TON of money!

 

[titsonritz]

I'd start by putting them in a five gallon bucket and dumping in a gallon of Kroil. I figure after 70+ years, finders keepers.

 

[etrain16]

I would end up owing @Velzey a TON of money!

Same here

 

[HB of CJ]

Why does it seem to me that every time this sort of discovery is made law enforcement is called? Why not collectors? Why not very close friends? Why always big brother. At some point even the likes of me understands that certain decisions and plans are not optimum? Just me.

 

[KKG]

This would have been different if they had been a like New condition and not a rust covered pile of, what I consider, Junk!

That said, destroying them was VERY WRONG!!!

 

[DB is Here]

Why does it seem to me that every time this sort of discovery is made law enforcement is called? Why not collectors? Why not very close friends? Why always big brother. At some point even the likes of me understands that certain decisions and plans are not optimum? Just me.

Great question, it was in Germany so maybe it's the law of the land? Does seem a shame to just destroy them.

 

[DB is Here]

That said, destroying them was VERY WRONG!!!

!00% agreed. What's the purpose of destroying history? Makes no sense to me either.

 

[Jim Colvill]

All that being said, this happened in Germany so their house, their rules.

 

[KKG]

All that being said, this happened in Germany so their house, their rules.

But, Germany has Many Very Fine WW-2 Museums and so I Simply have to consider this as something that should NOT have been allowed to happen! It's just wrong.

I'm going to leave this conversation NOW or I'll be starting a Thread Drift with a Real RANT of my own! Not good for my Blood Pressure! TTNF

 

[WillametteWill]

I see the P-38's, something that looks like an Astra...but on the lower right...is that a 1911 facing the camera???

 

[11Charlie]

I would end up owing @Velzey a TON of money!

I would get one though right?

 

[Jim Colvill]

To put a good spin on the story, your wartime P38, Astra, and Belgian Hi-Power just became more valuable.

 

[Mark W.]

I'm sorry but if that had been me. Those pistols would have never seen as they say the light of day. I got no problem cleaning them up myself I got no problem slowly buying new barrels or parts required to return them to shooting condition. And I sure the heck got no problem storing them.

 

[Hal OPeridol]

Pretty sure that's not a Hi-Power, but a Radom pistol.

The Hi power does not have a visible recoil spring plug on the end of the slide, but the Polish designed Vis 35 does,

 

[Andy54Hawken]

I do not know the gun laws in Germany...so what a German will do in this situation could be vastly different what would have happened , if the pistol were found here in Washington.

That said , If I found them here , I think some would be cleaned up / repaired and kept...or given as a gift to friends...some would be sold or traded...
Andy

 

[284guy]

70 years of saltwater.... Let's be real, those things were beyond repair, collectability, or shooting. This isn't the story to have a stroke over.

 

[DB is Here]

70 years of saltwater.... Let's be real, those things were beyond repair, collectability, or shooting. This isn't the story to have a stroke over.

Have you seen what people will pay for something old w/ patina (rust) on it? It's something else my friend.

 

[284guy]

Different kinda rust. These are junk.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Lets see ...
German pistols...salt water damage..
That just means the pistols were used by the Kriegsmarine.....So they gotta be worth more...
( Sarcasm )
Andy