| The pistol he had may not have been 'cocked', or it might have jammed......speculation on this topic really does require more research.....what type of pistol did he carry (Walther?....Luger parrabellum?)....what sort of jamming frequency did it have and what do German records of the recovered pistol say.....I cannot imagine it NOT being loaded, just NOT READY FOR ACTION or in an UNCLEAN state that would cause it to jam after being cocked once......a 'misfire" maybe....if he was using local issue Czech made ammunition there is good reason to suspect that a significant proportion of it would have been rendered as 'misfiring' due to the unsung efforts of patriotic and daring Czech arms workers.....I do have a reference to prove that the Czechs engaged in this sort of sabotage....if Heydrichs pistol was loaded with locally made rounds, this may well be another explaination..... |