I picked up a really nice bring back gun. I purchased from the veterans son. The short backstory is the vet started to have symptoms of dementia about 15 years ago. The vet hid the gun under the floor boards of the attic and was not found until a remodel of the attic after the vets passing. My first question to the son was ‘Are you sure you do not want to keep this piece of history in the family or future children? He clearly stated no.
The gun and extra mag were brought wrapped in an old cotton rag stuffed inside the green bag and then in the original shipping bag from LA to MN. I do not think it has seen the light of day since it was brought home. I could not find any markings on the green bag but it does look like some type of military bag. The US Army Tag and Customs declaration were also in the bag. The gun has the 4 UT stamp for the German acceptance quality control. Orders were shipped to the German army. The left slides are blank post serial 600,000. I was pretty excited to preserve the history. Thoughts or opinions are welcome and appreciated. May have taken a few too many pics..
John
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