This hatchet was found by my Grandfather in a German Pill Box while serving in the US Army in France and Belgium during WW 2

WW 2 Hatchet

A Japanese pistol design of WWII that fired 8mm Taisho 14 rounds. It was underpowered, cumbersome, awkward to use, and extremely unsafe. Since the firing sear projects from the sides, it is easy to fire by accident. It was possible to fire a cartridge before it was fully in the chamber, and was considered more dangerous to the user than its target.



Nambu (94 Shiki Kenju)

Chistmas Greeting cards and letters from German soldiers stationed on Jersey,and send in 1941,finally arrived at their destinations.The cards and letters were stolen as an act of resistance against the occupyers in 1941.A few years ago the cards resurfaced and were taken to the archives.After catalogizing by the archivists they were at last send to Germany.Some of the people they were adressed to refused the cards or letter out of fear of being looked upon as being offspring of Nazis.

Engelbert Josef Bergmann of Mühlheim said he didn't know what to feel when he recieved the Christmas wishes that should have been read by his grandfather so long ago.
greetz,brummbar