my friend went to hospital and they elected not to operate on him and sent him home which he passed the next day at age 59. Well talking to his father of 86 yrs old and sound mind wants me to come over to get a mauser pistol he took off a german officer in france at the german border.He told me story of coming up to an old cavalary traing camp that the germans were using as headquarters.The building is surrounded by open feild for 500 yrds to woods were his unit was and the germans just keep coming to be slaughtered he said there were very high ranking german officers inside and when crossing field you couldn't step with out steping on a kraut soldier. he went on to say he never got that sick as he did that day anytime in his life.He mentioned town name but forgot and other friends came to visit him over loss of son so i left him to other friends and said we would talk about gun soon as he doesn't want any family members to have it which is his choice and he knows i will take care of it.the gun he said is a mauser not remember the model and he mentioned he soaked with oil and wrapped with oil soaked rags and then put in safe last time he seen it it was atleast 10 yrs ago.

I found his story interesting and i'm one of only a handfull he will talk to about war with so i feel privileged.And thought share it with you members before i forgot it

TBEAR, very sorry to hear about your friend's passing. It is never easy to accept. You are getting a fine gift, and I hope you share some pictures of it with us. My condolences........

not gift i will have to buy but i guess maybe is gift in some ways and yes i hope in good condition and get cheap and if i get it which i should i will post pics the colt 1909 a bidder has meet my low reserve price so that will help i decided not to repost the super redhawk on gunbroker went 2 times without being sold. Must mean i'm supposed to keep it

TBear99, I am extremely soory to hear about your friend. 59 is way to young IMHO.


I know that you will treasure the Mauser Pistol and you should the Pistol represents a Very High Price that the Father paid to aquire it and to asure our FREEDOM..
Please extend my condolences to the family and tell the Father Thanks for me FOR his SERVICE to our country....

thank you marco and jwp the worst part of all if he went different hospital he would probally be alive i'm going to share another little story with you hope you don't mind.
Wayne has been a family friend since my childhood and had a local garage well after 3 he and friends would start to have a few beers well the term falling down drunk.There was one guy sorta a friend but prefer no contact was drinking in the garahe and literally could not stand up he had to learn against a car or whatever was around to this day he is only one i ever seen get in this conditition
sorry to bore you guys just one of my memories with my friend wayne that passed

Sorry to hear of your loss of a friend. Just remember the good times.

Hey Bro, Sorry about your friend.Good friends are hard to come by and to be treasured.He will always be in your heart!!!!!

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Originally posted by Whitworth:
TBEAR, very sorry to hear about your friend's passing. It is never easy to accept. You are getting a fine gift, and I hope you share some pictures of it with us. My condolences........

Idem dito!

well went over and looked at gun a couple days ago.It is a Polish Radom made under German occupation but he had it chrome plated before returning to staes.Well no finish left and there is minor pitting on both sides and under the front of gun.

These pics are not gun but pics of same type of gun

TBEAR, are you going to buy it?

Radoms are a quality peice.I have one in 32ACP with Nazi markings.Nice History there!!!!

haven't made up my mind yet this is a guy that no one has to my knowledge ever come out with the better end of deal with so not sure what to offer if i do.The story with gun more interest me then gun itself. What do you guys think i should do

Find out what it's worth and then ask him what he wants for it....... Have you checked any of the sites like Gunsamerica to find out what something like that is going for?

the one in pic goes for 550 he wants me to put price hoping i'm high.But right now he believes he has a browning hi power made in belgium.I went on gunbroker after a while of searching finally found one to discover what it is

oh yes almost forgot it has glass grips on it he had made used to have pic of him and wife but no pics in them anymore

TBEAR--

Sorry to hear about your loss.

Thanks for sharing the story from his father and the reminder of the sacrifices made by the 'Greatest Generation.'



"He who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious will have the king for his friend."