German beach find -- WWII pistols

[Fushigi Ojisan]

H/t G03.com

German beachcomber finds box of 30 WWII pistols after storm (PHOTOS) - GAT Daily (Guns Ammo Tactical)

A little Ballistol and they’ll be good as new. (Photos: Alexander Ladwig via Kieler Nachrichten) A German man and his father found more than seashells along the beach after a storm in their coastal Baltic Sea town last week. Alexander Ladwig, 23, was out for a walk with his pop when he found a...

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[Afrikeber]

Pistols? what pistols?

Knowing they would be confiscated by authorities most would have never gone public.

 

[AlBeight]

The first rule of WWII pistol findin’ club is.......

 

[Occam]

Sounds more like they found eine Kiste aus rostigem Metall. Still, there might have been some collector's interest in there, just for relic's sake. Oh vell.

 

[RFBfromDE]

The first rule of WWII pistol findin’ club is.......

OTOH, the grenade and ordnance finders club squeals.

At least the one I belong to.

 

[llkoolkeg]

Imagine finding an MG42 or something like THAT. Some guys have all the luck.

 

[RFBfromDE]

…then squander it.

 

[emerald]

Even if a mess, shame they were destroyed.

 

[TheOriginalMexicanBob]

Didn’t know boating accidents were a thing back then.

 

[calicojack]

When I was in Germany from 83-86 a local German told me that he knew of many guns, and even entire tanks were found buried after the war. I used to go shoot at Panzer Kaserne and I would see him there from time to time. They opened the range on the weekends to the locals.

 

[tallen702]

Even if a mess, shame they were destroyed.

A mess? Are you kidding me? Those were RTI VG++ condition!

 

[Jimgoespewpew]

Dickhead.

 

[emerald]

A mess? Are you kidding me? Those were RTI VG++ condition!

LOL - I was wondering!

 

[TheOriginalMexicanBob]

You could get some big bucks for them at a government run buyback.

 

[somd_mustangs]

I thought that pic looked familiar, it's from "February 27, 2019"

 

[Melnic]

Is that an Astra or Fn-22 on the top left?


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[somd_mustangs]

FN 1922. So is the mag laying on top. I think the muzzle on the lower right is a Unique 17, definitely not a High Power.
It looks more like someone stashed their collection than a German unit caching their pistols.