Nazi Belt Buckle Pistol
Manually Repeating Pistols
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7m 47s
There is a fair amount of debate as to whether these are authentic WWII German artifacts, as opposed to post-war creations to feed the market for Nazi memorabilia. Authentic or not, they are a very neat mechanism to take a look at.
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