I have a WWII German Rifle (Gewehr 43) with the Iron Eagle stamped on it. It's a piece of history and doesn't bother me at all. Heck, I still shoot it, and it's deadly accurate.
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Nazi marked items?
- Thread starter rdogger
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I have a few nazi marked items. Including nazi marked firearms. Sure holding the pistol feels kinda creepy because you know what terrible things the nazis did but if you forget history.... it will repeat.
you would be shocked to see how many people do. Might end up having nobody to talk to. just because you own a few nazi items does not make you a nazi. The mauser p38 I own is a better shooter than some modern guns. Should I just get rid of it cause of a symbol?
I hear you have a hammer and sickle flag, you filthy commie.
I hear you have a hammer and sickle flag, you filthy commie.
yeah. The chinese killed over 48,000,000 people. That does not stop people from buying chinese made products everyday. Just sayin
yeah. The chinese killed over 48,000,000 people. That does not stop people from buying chinese made products everyday. Just sayin
And that was just LAST WEEK.
hah could be. Just because someone owns items marked does not mean they support those causes. Each is own I guess.
As Soviet said, owning nazi items does not make you a nazi. Several months ago when my grandma died, I inherited a swastika patch that my grandad brought back from the war. It looks like it was cut out of one of those arm bands they wore. I'll never get rid of it.
You do know that the US moved several top nazi scientists to the states after the war, and many of the technologies we have today were because of ex-nazis. Like German rocket scientist Werner Von Braun who during the war was working on Hitler's V2 rockets, then after the war, became a top dog at NASA.
In my opinion the OP is staying away from nazi marked items because of what the nazis did... that's like saying "I hate guns because they kill people". Guns and nazi marked items are both inanimate objects and you shouldn't blame the object for something it's owner did.
You do know that the US moved several top nazi scientists to the states after the war, and many of the technologies we have today were because of ex-nazis. Like German rocket scientist Werner Von Braun who during the war was working on Hitler's V2 rockets, then after the war, became a top dog at NASA.
In my opinion the OP is staying away from nazi marked items because of what the nazis did... that's like saying "I hate guns because they kill people". Guns and nazi marked items are both inanimate objects and you shouldn't blame the object for something it's owner did.
I won't own Nazi stuff I guess because of the creep factor. I have fired a couple of Walther pistols that were WWII bring backs.
I would make one exception though but it would never happen, a MG-42.
I would make one exception though but it would never happen, a MG-42.
