BigShell

BS could be BahnSchutz also Railway police.

Awesome, great story. As the saying goes, if you're taking flak, you're over the target!

My 98m has a duffle cut as well. Didn’t think much of it. I believe these saw a decent amount of use pre-war with the Luftwaffe...

VERY nice Reichsfinanzverwaltung rifle.

Wow, complete with the matching numbered humped cleaning rod! 😂 And they even went through the trouble of oiling the stock and removing...

FWIW the cleaned buttplate wouldn't concern me on a rifle like this.

As someone who frequents this store, they absolutely will get it. The place attracts a wide swath of clueless rich old guys who will buy...

Here is the listing for the BYF44 https://collectorsfirearms.com/206333-rare-wwii-german-ar-44-code-k98-8mm-r42846.html/

Sadly not the first enhanced rifle I’ve seen at Collector’s Firearms. Becoming somewhat of a pattern with them. At first I assumed...

By soldiers and UPS/FedEx drivers alike.

A lot of people like to strip the shellac off their RC’s thinking they’re making it better. They’re not.

It can be fun in moderation. Theres something to be said for the ability to see all of your interests divided by group, all under the...

There are a lot of people who don't know what an actual forum even is lol. I've recommended this page to people before and they say, "I...

Where it comes from - I haven’t the faintest clue. Looks like an old pamphlet.