Whether they were carried home legally or not is somewhat like waterboarding. It depends on who you asked "at the time". Shortly after the end of our Korean adventure these guns, especially .45's IIRC, were being sold for prices that would be unbelievable in today's market. I'm sure you could buy them by the basketful for around $25.00 apiece. That was through the mail with no I.D. checks required.

I always thought that if a guy was in a combat zone, and made it through, he should be able to keep whatever he had.

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