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Yanno, when I travel...

By The Armorer on October 19, 2007 | | Comments (5)

I miss my babies.

Webley .25 auto, captured from a German in Normandy, who captured it from a Brit Royal Marine at Dieppe

Like this Webley .25 auto, captured from a German in Normandy, who captured it from a Brit Royal Marine at Dieppe.

I miss SWWBO and the critters too, mind you.

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By jim b on October 19, 2007 5:17 PM
Well if you can't bring that thing with you ... be sure to have a sharpened pencil. It will make a bigger hole if you poke someone with it.
 
By Neffi on October 19, 2007 6:22 PM
Now Jim, relax and have a Scoresby... 6.35mm is a handy round, one never knows when one might need to fend off a rabid hamster. Or mayhaps it's the military story behind the Webby that John likes, eh? He has a good story- got the provenance John? Inquiring minds etc etc
 
By BillT on October 19, 2007 6:36 PM
A pistol's just something you use to get yourself a real weapon anyway. "Psssst -- Yuri! Wanna trade?"
 
By Justthisguy on October 20, 2007 12:58 AM
The .25ACP is for when your cat is dying from a painful disease, and you'd rather not pay the Vet $250 to do the deed. For humans? Well, I knew a guy who was shot by one, once, and didn't realize until the next morning. (Popped funny-looking pimple on arm and bullet popped out.) If that's all ya got, try for the tear duct. Oh yeah, cool history on that piece.
 
By John of Argghhh! on October 20, 2007 8:52 AM
I collect for the history, not the quality, so to speak. So yes, the story appeals. As for provenance, I've only the word of the veteran, who sold me the pistols because no one in his family cared about things like that. There were two, this one and a Steyr pistol, and they were the only weapons he had. I'm sure he was a vet, and his story hung together well, so I'm inclined to believe it in broad outline. But can I assert so? Nope.