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Supposedly Hitler's pistol

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Hitler owned several pistols. Both of these have been documented as belonging to him.

The one at top is a 7.65 mm Walther PP, and may have been the gun that he used to commit suicide. Hitler’s deputies reported that he killed himself and Eva Braun with a Walther PP in 7.65 mm, and it has long been assumed that it was this gun.

Hitler’s deputies took the gun immediately after his suicide and allegedly hid it, thinking it would be a powerful symbol when the Fourth Reich arose. They then burned his body. Or perhaps Hitler actually fled the bunker with Evan and the pistol and lived out his days in Argentina. Depends on what you believe .

The PP was a present to Hitler from Carl Walther, for Hitler’s 50th birthday. Replicas of it have been manufactured. Its whereabouts are the stuff of myth and legend.

The one at the bottom was apparently Hitler’s daily carry. It is a model 11A August Menz in 7.65 mm. It was engraved by Richard Schilling from Suhl and was a gift from Max Kehl.

Reports are that Hitler had a special pocket sewn into his pants to carry it.

It now resides at West Point.

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