The Mystery of Hitler's Missing Pistol

[@u.h.forum.]

Goering ate it

[@doktorhans4134]

Goering ate it

[@punman5392]

This is the most likely explanation

[@derptank3308]

Matt Bowen You broke the Goering consumption streak *SHAME*

[@scizopolack8207]

Unbiased History underrated comment

[@user-ck8yy9ne1w]

Göring ate it

[@chadrathbone]

Walther the gun that killed hitler. Why isn’t that their ad campaign?

[@randycheow5311]

Fegelein stole it

[@bryanmartinez6600]

Has anyone seen Hans

[@u.h.forum.]

Goering ate it

[@shonc8338]

That damn fegal

[@neilwilson5785]

Fegelein did EVERYTHING!!

[@splo1nger909]

Think he met a firing squad

[@jaylopes8489]

After surviving 4 years in WW1 then surviving 20+ assassination attempts, I actually expected Adolf to grab a rifle and charge the entire Russian army at the gate, the story goes he was so shocked when he was shown a tape of what happened to his friend Mussolini that he didn't want to be ridiculed then displayed like that . . .

[@tomjustis7237]

We will never know which pistol he used, but IMHO it was more than likely the heavier 7.62 MM (32 ACP) rather than the lighter 25 ACP. As a World War One combat veteran, Hitler would have known the difference in power between the two and probably opted for the more effective weapon.

[@Vics251]

I think James Bond got it .

[@windvale]

LOL !

[@CancerGaming56]

I was going to say that!

[@nonosenoseboy4731]

They are not the same gun. Jame bond uses a pp7

[@burtonkephart6239]

Stoppe_ maybe now. But Sean Connery and up to Roger Moore all used a Walter PPK ! And perhaps one early movie used a PP.

[@danmorgan3685]

@@nonosenoseboy4731 I presume you mean PPK? Chambered in .32 ACP no less. So it's a combination of the best traits of the two guns Hitler may have used. The compactness of the PPK with the superior cartridge of the PP.

[@PimpLenin]

My grandfather brought it back with him after the war. I inherited it. A couple of years ago, I offered to sell it to Rick Harrison for $25,000, but he said the best he could offer was $50 because he would have to frame it in a shadow box and it might sit in the store for awhile, and he had overhead.

[@Paid2Win]

So - wait. His body was missing. His gun he supposedly commit suicide with was missing. His personal transport vehicle was missing. I am not saying he drove all the way down to Argentina, I am just saying I get why people believe he lived out his days in secrecy. Suppose that was the point.

[@RaneBane]

I wouldn't be taking any chances with a .25 when I have a .32 ready to go.

[@Pfsif]

He took it to Argentina with him.

[@scorpio4080]

I was about to write this very thing. Maybe he left it on the sub that ferried him to Argentina. Even Stalin said Hitler escaped.

[@davewood2769]

I agree

[@bennylofgren3208]

JawZ Stalin deliberately lied to throw the allies off track. There is plenty of evidence and reliable eye witness testimony to prove conclusively that Hitler died in that bunker.

[@rare6499]

He died in Berlin. To believe that he managed to get out of Berlin, which was totally encircled, and found his way to Argentina and then lived out his days quietly is absolute bollocks. Hitler never left Berlin. He would never have allowed himself to live out like a man on the run, it’s pure rubbish!!

[@drmachinewerke1]

I bought it at a pawn shop .

[@markbennettjr]

I can 100% tell you if he shot himself it would have been with the pp. A 32 Caliber projectile is much preferable to a 25 caliber projectile. Any Austrian Corporal would know that.

[@littlejimmy8744]

Why not use them both like akimbo.

[@SamhainBe]

I understand Goering was carrying a S&W revolver when captured...go figure.

[@richardshort3914]

@@SamhainBe Yes. I've seen the film clip of him handing over what to me certainly looked like an S&W Military and Police Model 10, undoubtedly in .38 calibre. I have always wondered about that.

[@michaelfruchter3177]

You're probably right!

[@kirkf4crewdawg604]

@@SamhainBe Goering and his family were torched outside the chancellery. That, for sure, was proven.

[@JAG312]

There is another Walther that belonged to Hitler. It is engraved, gold plated, with ivory grips with the initials "AH" . I remember seeing a story about it in a gun magazine when I was a boy back in 1959 or 1960.

[@-__-_-_--__--_-__-_____--_-___]

"To blow his brains out" That made me laugh, I wasn't expecting such a colloquial term in an educational video haha

[@patrickols]

He is still alive he is selling soda at Yankee Stadium, Elvis is in the next stand selling hot dogs, everyone know this

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

Patrick Ols no is dead you dumb he killed him self

[@Ryan0Gray]

Fuckin guy! Who tha fuck knew, ya?

[@teancrumpets5685]

+louis beer reviews Hoppy beers your proper smart you are

[@rogerjordan299]

Bin Laden is in Montreal Canada driving taxi.....it's a fact

[@smurf_mammma2401]

louis beer reviews Hoppy beers its a joke r/woosh

[@dickpotter6108]

it was found in a grassy knoll, in dallas, it killed jfk from 5 miles away, some people think it was elvis.

[@teancrumpets5685]

That gun was built be Albert Einstein and used originally to assassinate Julio us ceaser

[@tomthebomb9474]

4:04 Stalin kept the gun that killed his adversary in his office as a trophy. Fucking power move

[@nickthorp5790]

I think what happened to Mussolini may have been on his mind. Hung up like strips of meat on a tall metal gate.

[@JM-lw3nx]

Your vids are interesting, informative and lacking in sensationalism, which is a plus.

[@marshthefox6668]

I wonder if there has ever been a legitimate archaeological expedition to find the pistol near the bridge. I feel like if it is there, technology of today (Ground Penetrating Radar and Geophones) might be a good way to look for it.

[@Grandizer8989]

I’ve seen part of the couch that Hitler shot himself on in a museum

[@glennellis1584]

Contemporaries of the time, say he carried a Walther Model 8 .25acp (6.35mm), in the special leather pouch, sewn into his uniform trouser waistband. The Walther PPK .32acp (7.65mm) was carried in his right front pocket. A Gold Plated Oak Leaf engraved Walther PP, with ivory grips with party eagle and his initials "A.H.", complete with party leader belt & holster, was found in his desk drawer in his apt in Munich.A gift from Fritz Walther, for his 50th birthday. He also had a Walther Model 9 .25acp(6.35mm) as a presentation gift.

[@johnsmith-xr1uh]

I got it in a happy meal at McDonald’s

[@JetstreamSamurai]

Only 1 explanation *Fegelein Fegelein Fegelein!*

[@Hakudohshi]

Legendary.

[@nederlander9321]

Those would have been the ultimate WWII souvenir. Again, another great story, well told.

[@oceanhome2023]

I would like to know what was going through his mind when he did it !

[@MarkFeltonProductions]

A 9mm round

[@68air]

I think it was for sale on Home Shopping Network last week. I just missed it but they will be selling more of them next week.

[@hux2000]

There's no mystery about which gun he used: it was the PPK, which was found by his feet, with a single .32 ACP cartridge case next to it. SS-Oberscharführer Werner Schwiedel later said he pocketed the cartridge case as he was rolling up the blood-stained rug to burn it.

[@yuppy1967]

All of Berlin was a giant funeral pyre in 1945.

[@eatcommies1375]

I figured he took it with him to Argentina.

[@ratscoot]

His Walther PP was a present from Carl Wather on his 50th birtday in 1939. It was heavily engraved and had silver and gold inlay with pearl grips.

[@teancrumpets5685]

I'm pretty sure that was one of his mates

[@t.t3921]

What is the name of that bridge in 3:39 ? I heard sunkrug but i didn't find it in google maps

[@roryhertzog5282]

"Erika" was nice touch.

[@BrettLaFemina]

2:57 That was actually taken 10 days before his death. April 20th, 1945

[@madwax4771]

Dr. Felton deserves more likes

[@TheJojo01902]

Thank you for these videos, Mark. Watching them is a fascinating history lesson!

[@1972glm]

I believe it wasn't a PPK in .25 but a Walther Model 8 in .25. And the .25 pictured is a Model 8

[@cbm2156]

Likely there are several PPKs and PKs buried around that bridge in Berlin along with a lot of other weapons not all of them belonging to Hitler. I understand that Martin Bormann's reminds were found not too far from there years later where he was killed trying to get out after Hitler's death. My bet is that Stalin got one or maybe both of the pistols.

[@grid_keeper7889]

Superb footage,and detailed technical analysis, your refreshingly logical overall view of historical facts and supposition (fascinating) and we'll researched,, well played Mr Felton 🍀

[@BellicoseNation]

As important as the item seems today, one can imagine that in 1945 the need to preserve it was a bit distracted. Perhaps by the task of escape and survival.

[@46FreddieMercury91]

common sense dictates he would have used the larger calibre

[@westcoastwonder88]

Awesome channel man! Such good work

[@darkryde1]

Great video Mark. Very neatly put.

[@MarkFeltonProductions]

Thanks

[@ExVeritateLibertas]

I knew about the .32, but didn't know he routinely carried a pistol chambered in .25. Presumably, if you were going to shoot yourself and wanted it to count, you'd use the one with the bigger bullet. I'll bet he used the .32. Perhaps the .25 was intended for Eva, but she didn't use it (something like 90% of gun suicides are males - women prefer poison. Probably they care what they look like after they're dead). The metric designations for .25 and .32, which can be often found in European sources, are 6.35mm and 7.65mm, respectively.

[@neromax4424]

He protecc He atacc But most importantly He want his pistol bacc

[@KVD-kx5wx]

Imagine walking along and tripping over something and it’s that gun somehow 😂

[@johnwedrall1907]

I subscribed to your channel today. Thanks for your research on World War II 👍🇱🇷❗

[@neriksen]

It went to Argentina with its owner. A secret that can never be revealed, ever. Think about.

[@georgetreepwood1119]

I always thought that a great way of tracing these things down could be by old gun registration numbers - the NAZI's were very fond of registration - after 80 years they should be public record.Who knows what someone has hidden in the attic...Enough value for several more attics..

[@thetobaccoguy1751]

No military man would opt to use a .25 acp over a .32 acp. It was the PPK.

[@eltadashi1]

3:57 This is clearly no Walther PPK or PP on this picture. It is a Walther Mod.8.

[@scottprendergast2680]

Nice entrance ERIKA!

[@cfluff6716]

“Than the pistol that Hitler used to blow his brains out” 😂 was expecting “took his own life” but I love the candor!

[@russwoodward8251]

Amazing. Again, thanks for the research.

[@Bright_SFX]

loving this channel

[@tomc642]

Military march music in the soundtrack: “Auf der Heide bluehmt ein kleines Bluemelein, und es heisst Erika”. Trans. : On the heath there blooms a small floweret, and its name ... is Erika!

[@lucahindelang5237]

U didnt even get it right

[@jeffreynelson9602]

Mr Felton, you do good work, much thanks, some of these comments belong in MAD magazine

[@brettrobinson2901]

@Wolfreespirit Rebel RUN ! JEFF , RUN! The world needs you out & about , unfettered! Not locked AWAY! Ignore the sane HATERS!😨

[@definitelynotbigsmoke2174]

I love your Videos, keep it up!

[@Mikhail-Tkachenko]

Hitler never ever ever carried a Walther PPK in .25acp. He carried a Walther Model 8 in .25acp, a pistol that he had owned since before the Munich Beer Hall Putsch. This is well known and a major error in your video.

[@stevek8829]

Are you saying that some guy becomes a warlord, conquers Europe and doesn't upgrade from a 25? He must have been crazy.

[@brettrobinson2901]

@@stevek8829 Why upgrade? It was his sycophants that did all the pillaging, conquering, and killing. Hitler never fired a shot.

[@indyjons321]

I bet Dragon Man has it in his collection/museum.

[@arvindsahai552]

When asked in 1945, Stalin himself said that Hitler have escaped.

[@qtig9490]

another quality Mark Felton work. He really does a good job covering and applying the facts to some obscure things. Well done!

[@MarkFeltonProductions]

Thanks for supporting me

[@billyleroy2465]

Love your videos! Do you go to any of the big US Shows? Max or Sos?

[@graeme3023]

Let no-one ever say .25 & .32 ACP are _"good for nothing"_ calibres...

[@chrislund397]

If I remember correctly, Hitler's pocket pistol was a Walther model 8, in .25 acp (6.35mm). The pistol he "allegedly" shot himself with was a Walther PPK, in .32 acp (7.65mm). I still think he may have escaped to Argentina...

[@clancywoodard310]

I've always wondered what happened to the pistol he used

[@EliotMcLellan]

shooting oneself in the head doesn't always accomplish the intent, with 1 bullet, some say it's 50-50 and each additional bullet increases mortality rate

[@ericlinck6664]

Great stuff!

[@moos7005]

When will the truth be revealed what happen to this man? It seems we are thought in history books that he committed suicide but many facts are missing

[@slamblamboozled1245]

03:55 That's not a PPK, it's a Walther Model 8. The two weapons involved weren't a PP and a PPK, it was a PP or PPK and a Model 8. Poorly researched video.

[@lupusdeum3894]

Erich Kempka, his driver, took it from his cold dead hand.

[@jamietuddenham2306]

What happened to Hitler's medals?

[@stevethomas760]

Mark, add to your list talents physic. For some reason this past week "I wonder where the pistol is that Hitler used". Guess I need to by a Ouija Board and find lost pistol.

[@gregorflopinski9016]

That gun is a war hero that should be honored

[@jaylopes8489]

I came for the video but stayed for the opening music !!! 5 ☆☆☆☆☆ 🖐🇵🇹

[@Foul_Quince]

Has anyone ever smelt burned almonds where cyanide was not involved?

[@snowflakemelter1172]

Tempted to rust up a Walther , engrave it with " A Hitler " then by total chance find it sticking out of the ground by that bridge.

[@gameyshrimps]

The Walther PPK he had and killed himself with was also .32 acp/ 7.65mm Caliber not .25 the PP is larger in size only not caliber they take the same cartridge.

[@heinzke8512]

Fergelien nicked it

[@terencehayes4181]

great video

[@diedertspijkerboer]

Hitler's gun "was probably a last resort in case of assassination." That didn't work this time, obviously.

[@paulmorgan4369]

Stalin believed that Hitler survived the bunker and so it is reasonable to assume Stalin was right.

[@pontan8084]

The Soviets claimed they got a part of his burnt skeleton. So I doubt he actually said that.

[@brettrobinson2901]

Yep, it definitely IS reasonable to believe in statements coming from Uncle Joseph's mouth; no prob' here!

[@TheFunkhouser]

"Common sense" would suggest using the larger caliber round.. right?

[@Regmou5]

that gun is still there? why is nobody digging it up?

[@chaseinyourface87]

Subtitles: "Vaulter PeePee" 😂

[@ronalddavidleindecker3358]

Don't use a BB gun at your suicide. It was the PP .32acp

[@philipmathenia5732]

Time to go magnet fishing

[@eboydell1]

I am glad that Hitler and his young bride got away, and lived out their lives in South America, dying peacefully in a hospital in 1962. War can be stressful on a young couple, and a long vacation is exactly what the doctor ordered.

[@garydesarro2968]

How can any thing be buried by the bridge, when it appears there is no soil at there? Also, why the Allies not ask their prisoner of war....where he specifically bury it?

[@Thunderchicken69]

Looks like it’s time get out the metal detector and shovel and buy a plane ticket to Berlin because I want that pistol.

[@brettrobinson2901]

It would be interesting to see the reactions on the local German populace, as you stood in the ground floor lobby of a modern office building , with your detector & shovel and began banging away at the tile.😣😕😡

[@standziobek7108]

Very interesting does a good vid👍

[@Quadrenaro]

It was smuggled out of the bunker to Argentina in the last Fegeleinstation 2.

[@KuK137]

I like stupid use of archaic (and inaccurate to boot) imperial garbage when the pistols not only were made with metric ammo in mind, but you can clearly see that on the photos. It's like you tried twice as hard to be wrong...

[@nickv185]

7.65 browning (.32 auto)

[@Native_love]

***Books flight to Berlin with shovel and metal detector. ***

[@chrisbrent7487]

If it were me and I wanted to get it right and I had a PP in .32 and a PPK in .25 I’d use the PP.

[@Spystreak]

I'm waiting for it to show up on Pawn Stars

[@rogerjordan299]

Stalin thought hitler escaped. He did. Took his peashooters with him. Solved.

[@TrapStation-]

I think u meant “the mystery of hitler’s missing body”

[@ELCADAROSA]

At 0:52, is that a picture of George Washington? I couldn't see the full painting, but it's vaguely similar.

[@MarkFeltonProductions]

King Frederick the Great of Prussia

[@alexmarshall4331]

Adolf Hitler and James Bond having the same weapon of choice...

[@kurtarnold4050]

It's in Vegas at the gold and silver pawnshop, rick only give him five bucks and a can of sauerkraut

[@chevychase3103]

Rick's a cheap bastard he only given one Bratwurst