relic weapons of ww1 and ww2

[gibba1008]

Hi,
I would like to start a thread on dug weapons of ww1 and ww2 as i find this topic fascinating,
I will start the ball rolling with some of my small arms used by german forces through the war.....
Please add your relic weapons

walther mod 4
luger police issue i believe, stamped H.P
navy luger
mauser Hsc
fn high power
cz duo
cz27
hungarian frommer pistol 1929 identified by BigNed!
beretta m34
sauer and sohn cal 6.35
ruby 1915

[Steve T]

Bloody hell Gibba !

Those are SUPERB ! How long has it taken you build up that collection ?

Steve T

[GasMasksUK]

wow, very impressive I'll put up pics of my K98 relic sometime

Thanks

Danny

[dogdog47]

Hi these look fab.
have you dug them up your self or have you found them for sale?
Andy

[Johnny-D]

Lovely relics!

[drago1983]

Fantastic collection Gibba,
I really love dug up weapons, they are so full of history...

I have only one relic, a Beretta 35 , is very similar to the 34 but is in 7.65 mm and was used expecially by the Police.
This in particolar was found near Rome where there was a big battle between Germans and Italians in the terrible days of confusion after the 8 Sept 1943.
The magazine and the chamber are empty but the strange thing is that the hammer is up...

[stuka f]

here are mine!
cheers.

[gibba1008]

Thanks for showing us your relics guys, that beretta is a real nice find Drago and with history, not everyone shares our passion on these dug items but they are the real deal, issued and recovered from the battlefields... Your luger collection takes pride of place in any relics collection stuka!, found on your home soil??

Thanks for your comments guys, to answer Steve T and dogdog, iv been collecting for a couple of years so plenty to learn! I found the luger in a pond not far from my home a few years ago and the rest i have purchased....

look forward to that k98 Gasmask!

[stuka f]

Thanks for showing us .... Your luger collection takes pride of place in any relics collection stuka!, found on your home soil??

...!

You are welcome.
No; all purchased! I was never so lucky as you!! ;-)
Love that luger of yours; there was a treath about it on thise forum as I recall!!?

[gibba1008]

Thats right stuka, when i found it it was just a ball of rust with the toggles sticking out, it cleaned up nice, still rusted solid obviously..... But with the law being a little vague on relics and after a discussion or two on this forum i had further deactivation work carried out just to be on the safe side, better to have certificates of deactivation at hand even for relics in this country....