Well, this has certainly been an Enlightening thread.

A high percentage of the older drillings in this country were brought back as Souvineers by US soldiers in Germany during WWII. Why not the Nazi's had already relieved the Civilians of them the GI's didn't steal them, they captured them from the Nazi's. I've got a couple of old drillings myself, I acquire it from an in-between & never knew or even met the man who brought it back. I would not have the foggiest idea of how to find who the Nazi's took it from. Have another old drilling I bought from a gun shop & have no idea of its history. It may, or may not, have been a spoil of War.

Incidentally, Keith, Great Story, enjoyed it immensely.