A WWII Bringback story with pics.....

noklue3 · 12-26-2004, 09:13 AM

As some of you may know from reading another thread, I had told JD about my uncle's bringback Luger while talking with him on the 1911Forum. JD ask that I post about it here

My uncle Albert Maxwell PXXXX ("Max") was in the 101st Airborne, 506 Regiment, Company "C"- The "Band of Brothers" was the same unit except Co. "E" as you may remember. He was in the unit from the start and participated in all of the operations including the Battle of the Bulge at Bastogne, and he was wounded in Holland.
I don't know how he got the Luger except that "It came off a dead German"
Max never told many stories about this time, but my dad remembers one about when he another guy were sent back to the rear to get chow for his unit. There were at the mess waiting on the food to be readied and a "New Guy" (Clean Uniform) passed and Max and his buddy bummed a couple cigarettes. They BS'd and bummed some more cigarettes off the guy and when they were leaving, the cook ask Max if he knew who that guy was. Turned out it was Gen. McAuliffe of "Nuts" fame.

Max passed away a couple years ago and I had ask my Aunt if my younger brother could have the Luger to keep it in the family.
As I had mentioned in the other thread, Max always said "You to could have been a Man" and become Airborne when talking to me or someone else about the service, but he was always the first to buy me a beer when I came home on leave.

So here are the pics- I would say it is 90-95% condition - a 1938 Mauser..Sorry JD, no KRIEGHOFF here! Also, It obviously is NOT FOR SALE, but I am curious as the value. All matching numbers. Mags do not have matching numbers

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12-26-2004, 09:13 AM	#1
noklue3 User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: ohio Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	A WWII Bringback story with pics..... As some of you may know from reading another thread, I had told JD about my uncle's bringback Luger while talking with him on the 1911Forum. JD ask that I post about it here My uncle Albert Maxwell PXXXX ("Max") was in the 101st Airborne, 506 Regiment, Company "C"- The "Band of Brothers" was the same unit except Co. "E" as you may remember. He was in the unit from the start and participated in all of the operations including the Battle of the Bulge at Bastogne, and he was wounded in Holland. I don't know how he got the Luger except that "It came off a dead German" Max never told many stories about this time, but my dad remembers one about when he another guy were sent back to the rear to get chow for his unit. There were at the mess waiting on the food to be readied and a "New Guy" (Clean Uniform) passed and Max and his buddy bummed a couple cigarettes. They BS'd and bummed some more cigarettes off the guy and when they were leaving, the cook ask Max if he knew who that guy was. Turned out it was Gen. McAuliffe of "Nuts" fame. Max passed away a couple years ago and I had ask my Aunt if my younger brother could have the Luger to keep it in the family. As I had mentioned in the other thread, Max always said "You to could have been a Man" and become Airborne when talking to me or someone else about the service, but he was always the first to buy me a beer when I came home on leave. So here are the pics- I would say it is 90-95% condition - a 1938 Mauser..Sorry JD, no KRIEGHOFF here! Also, It obviously is NOT FOR SALE, but I am curious as the value. All matching numbers. Mags do not have matching numbers (Continued) __________________ Semper Fi 1968-1972 Goodnight Chesty Puller! Where ever you are! Last edited by noklue3; 12-26-2004 at 04:47 PM.