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U S Army Generals to receive new M18 pistol
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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3400678" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>Interesting story. </p><p>I have a semi auto German made Bergman Einhand pistol built in the 1920's in 25acp. Interesting in that it was developed for soldiers that had returned from WWI with a missing hand or arm. The action could be cycled to load a round with one hand using a special trigger guard. #Drury shot it at an EAS. </p><p>It kind of works into your story because after posting pics of it on OSA years ago, a German National contacted me about it after an internet search looking for that pistol. </p><p>His grandfather was a General during WWII. Captured by the Russians and sent to a POW camp in Siberia never to return home. </p><p>His dad and himself were using his old relics to create a memorial. According to him German General officers were issued the pistol to be kept in a pocket in their headgear to be used as a last defense or as a tool to commit suicide. He wanted to buy it but I declined, not knowing how to transfer a gun internationally. </p><p>It wasn't a special model like your post describes. Almost 30,000 were produced back in its day available to the public.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 3400678, member: 5412"] Interesting story. I have a semi auto German made Bergman Einhand pistol built in the 1920's in 25acp. Interesting in that it was developed for soldiers that had returned from WWI with a missing hand or arm. The action could be cycled to load a round with one hand using a special trigger guard. #Drury shot it at an EAS. It kind of works into your story because after posting pics of it on OSA years ago, a German National contacted me about it after an internet search looking for that pistol. His grandfather was a General during WWII. Captured by the Russians and sent to a POW camp in Siberia never to return home. His dad and himself were using his old relics to create a memorial. According to him German General officers were issued the pistol to be kept in a pocket in their headgear to be used as a last defense or as a tool to commit suicide. He wanted to buy it but I declined, not knowing how to transfer a gun internationally. It wasn't a special model like your post describes. Almost 30,000 were produced back in its day available to the public. [/QUOTE]
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