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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera View Post
It is interesting he carried a Smith & Wesson revolver. What little I know about guns I do know that the 38 or 357 S&W revolver is a very reliable point and click works every-time gun. Why a top German would not carry a German gun is an interesting question.
Once the Nazis got into power, after the riots and general chaos of the Weimar Rep., I doubt Göring was ever going to really need to use his sidearm. He was an avid hunter, so he probably had one on him then. But when in public, it had to be for show, not utility.
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