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Post by jarmo on Jan 28, 2018 22:22:34 GMT 1
Thank you for the translation. Strange that empty cartridge cases ended up in the grave 20 km from the actual shooting but it can happen.
Wikipedia and one source you gave mentioned Walther PPK 6.35 in context of Blokhin and Kalinin killings. However, seems like the bullets exhumed were all 7.65 mm.
Btw, Hitler ended his life with Walther PPK 7.65 and Ian Fleming gave it to James Bond....
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 28, 2018 22:53:15 GMT 1
Thank you for the translation. Strange that empty cartridge cases ended up in the grave 20 km from the actual shooting but it can happen. Wikipedia and one source you gave mentioned Walther PPK 6.35 in context of Blokhin and Kalinin killings. However, seems like the bullets exhumed were all 7.65 mm. Btw, Hitler ended his life with Walther PPK 7.65 and Ian Fleming gave it to James Bond.... Yes, English Wiki suggests he used PPK 6.25 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.25_ACPen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_BlokhinHowever, most Polish sites other than wiki mention 7.65 mm. www.salon24.pl/u/rybitzky/4150,kaliber-7-65-mm Shells in graves are not a surprise. NKVD collected the shells from the floor after executions and buried them with bodies to get rid of evidence. |
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Post by jarmo on Jan 29, 2018 9:44:31 GMT 1
I think that English wiki is wrong. Sure, there were 6.35 PPKs circulating in the USSR. NKVD head Jagoda had one hidden in his apartment.
But relatively few Walthers were chambered to 6.35 whereas 7.65 was the most popular caliber. All the bullets recovered from the graves seem to be either Nagant or 7.65 mm.
I have firearms myself and I would not use two similar pistols chambered to different calibers at the same time. 6.35 and 7.65 cartridges are very similar in size (7.65 is 2-3 mm longer and 1 mm wider). It would be too easy to mix up ammunition and load a pistol with the wrong ammo. That can be dangerous.
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 31, 2018 13:32:04 GMT 1
I think that English wiki is wrong. Sure, there were 6.35 PPKs circulating in the USSR. NKVD head Jagoda had one hidden in his apartment. But relatively few Walthers were chambered to 6.35 whereas 7.65 was the most popular caliber. All the bullets recovered from the graves seem to be either Nagant or 7.65 mm. I have firearms myself and I would not use two similar pistols chambered to different calibers at the same time. 6.35 and 7.65 cartridges are very similar in size (7.65 is 2-3 mm longer and 1 mm wider). It would be too easy to mix up ammunition and load a pistol with the wrong ammo. That can be dangerous. I am not an expert on guns, so I accept your expertise.  |
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