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RARE IMPERIAL GERMAN DUG UP ARTILLERY LUGAR PO 8 PISTOL

Currency:USD Category:Everything Else / Other Start Price:2.00 USD Estimated At:60.00 - 8,000.00 USD
RARE IMPERIAL GERMAN DUG UP ARTILLERY LUGAR PO 8 PISTOL
Call 503-496-0303 For Condition Reports Prior to Auction Day.
Approx. 13 5/16" long overall. It appears that the handle was blown off of the rest of the pistol. There is a manila tag attached that reads "I was 1st Sergeant Co C 508th Para Inf 82nd Airborne Div fighting in the area of Holzheim Belgium in late Jan 1945. While doing a recon of enemy forces we came under intense small arms fire and dove under a small stone bridge. I actually landed on the German Lugar evidently buried in the last war. Quite a find. Several days after finding this artifact I really ran into trouble. It was a hornets nest of fighting that saw me captured by the krauts and quickly escaping by close combat action. To my surprise I was awarded the Medal of Honor at the close of the war. Leonard A Funk Jr Wilkinsburg PA. Take care of it for me Bob."