denny gaither
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Things seem to be a little slow here, so thought I'd post a windfall from a few years ago. At the time, the veteran had recently passed away and this fell into the hands of his son. The son didn't want this stuff in the house and called me to buy it. Needless to say, I jumped at the opportunity. This grouping was brought home by Joseph J. Tagliaferri (deceased) of Co. K, 22nd Infantry, 4th Infantry Division. This regiment landed on Utah Beach on June 6, 1944. Interestingly, Ernest Hemingway was with the 22nd Infantry Regiment during World War II when the unit saw action from Paris through Belgium and into Germany. All pistols were contained in a custom wooden storage case made by Mr. Tagliaferri. Fortunately, the two holsters were found in the house by the son.
I posted some of these pictures on another web-site at the time, so apologies if you have already seen them.
First, the P640 (b), #186644, WaA140(late 1942 manufacture)
Included a nice holster marked "epf 1942 & WaA195". "epf" = Köenigs u. Bismarckhütte AG, Schweintochlo-Witz
2 proper wartime magazines, both bearing WaA140 proofs on the spine
I posted some of these pictures on another web-site at the time, so apologies if you have already seen them.
First, the P640 (b), #186644, WaA140(late 1942 manufacture)
Included a nice holster marked "epf 1942 & WaA195". "epf" = Köenigs u. Bismarckhütte AG, Schweintochlo-Witz
2 proper wartime magazines, both bearing WaA140 proofs on the spine
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