Known by the Irish as "Peter The Painter," or simply "Painter," the C96 Mauser has an interesting history that is still being explored and uncovered today.
Britain attempted to claim State immunity in an attempt to recover a valuable towed sonar array from a Royal Navy attack submarine which detached after snagging in the nets of an Irish fishing trawler.
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The Irish Government feared that pistols taken from Roger Casement after he landed at Banna Strand in 1916 were improperly sold in 1990 and possibly illegally e.