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

[Stomper]

And here's Ludwig, pointing at the find.... waiting for an American to come by and slap him upside his head!

 

[slimmer13]

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.

Not "every" time. You just dont hear about the others.

 

[The Heretic]

Obviously the results of a tragic boating accident.

 

[DB is Here]

Obviously the results of a tragic boating accident.

Well played...

 

[ZA_Survivalist]

Id keep the best ones and give away the others to family and friends. Shoot, if i came upon 30 of them we'd be doing a few raffles here on NWFA once I was sure they weren't stolen.

 

[11Charlie]

Not sure who we are all kidding but I'm guessing we would be fighting @Medic! for those things!

 

[tac]

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.

It's the mindset, especially one in a country where you can go to jail for twelve million years for illegal possession of an otter.

Might be a windmill?

Who knows?

 

[Herb g]

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.

Like Wildman Jr. said in the comments " Germany used to be so squared away - now they are a bunch of wimps." In every war you loose your patriots first. In WW11, Germany lost most of theirs, and we lost many of ours. That may explain why and who we are today.

 

[Mikej]

It's the mindset, especially one in a country where you can go to jail for twelve million years for illegal possession of an otter.

Might be a windmill?

Who knows?

This ^^, unfortunately.

Sniff.....Pardone me, I'm going to get my 1918 SMLE Enfield from the safe and hold it for awhile.

 

[jbett98]

30 X whatever they're paying for pistols at a gun buy back.

 

[bgdawgrr]

Finders keepers. The Stazi is gone, I'll role the dice.

 

[titsonritz]

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,

Yep, good call.

 

[nehalemguy]

It would have been really nice if someone had taken more photos before sending them to the scrap pile.

E

 

[nehalemguy]

Also......I'm pretty sure that the open muzzle on the left is a Walther PP or PPK.

 

[LuckySG]

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

Amen to that!

 

[Tully Mars]

What a friggin retard. I'd kept the weapons,lovingly restored them, kept my mouth shut.

 

[GWS]

This is just tragic. What a waste
Given that it appears to be a poorly packed hodge-podge of pistols, I wonder if a resistance group stashed it.

 

[Phantom Man]

Stashed for WWIII.

 

[Phantom Man]

Notice the pistol barrel on bottom right, 1911?

 

[jbett98]

More then likely it's a F. B. Radom model 35