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Section 8: Handguns Subject: "New" FN 1900 purchase Msg# 1020568
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Eric, You have a gem of a little gun there. Been looking myself for one for my eclectic collection. I have kind of gone all over the place in my collecting. I have not seen one as nice as yours. Tres nice. |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: No, there were no import marks, so I was assuming the same. I've read a number of stories of people's grandfather/great granfather's having brought these back from Germany after WWII. It seems they were still not an uncommon thing to find in the hands of officers or secondary troops at that time, so a fair number made it back with GI's as war trophies. Still, as you said, they were never actually sold in the US. I have seen only a few at OGCA shows in the last few years that I have been looking, and none in this good of shape, so I am pretty happy. The added bit of history with the police markings made it that much more interesting. |
