My wife’s grandfather was in the Bulge. He brought home a GEW 8mm German Mauser rifle that he took off of a German soldier that he killed as a war trophy. I now deer hunt with that rifle and its an accurate shooter that has taken many white tailed deer here in Michigan.
My dad got back with a Luger, an SS dress uniform bayonet (which I have) and his tank helmet and utility belt. He said they were told nothing like that could be taken home but word got out they weren’t checking the duffel bags so it was open season!
I had a German Mauser and the long bayonet as a little boy, at around age 9 I made a bayonet dummy in the backyard for practice, over my life it got pretty busted up with a missing part and during the years I lived on the beach in San Diego I had it hanging on the wall which meant that it rusted badly from the salt spray, about 6 years ago I just left it when I moved.