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NNC_Classics replied to the thread 1943 byf arrived.Nice looking one. I wonder what the marking is on the front of the front sight base? The barrel looks right for a byf, it was just...
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NNC_Classics replied to the thread Mauser Oberndorf K98k Serial Studies and Data - 1934 to 1946.Here is my newly acquired rifle byf 44, 40662D All matching, blued barrel and bolt All parts milled except front cap which was stamped...
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NNC_Classics replied to the thread Vet bring back, how did they get them home?.Question, it’s missing a sight hood and a cleaning rod, I know it had a 12.5 inch rod and a sight hood. I would like original's...
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I was told by two different WWII Veterans that they were allowed to mail rifles home. On told me he was allowed to send a pkg home every...
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My uncle captured a nice 98k when the Brittany port of St. Nazaire surrendered. He took the action out of the stock, crated everything...
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Stop hoarding the pics brother! Let’s see this thing!
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We've seen more than a few of the mail home jobs. I can imagine not all of them required any cutting. Recall the example purchased at...
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Really looks more like a Mauser Oberndorf (BYF) 44 from the photos. I don’t think BNZ had 5 digit serial number blocks ever.
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NNC_Classics replied to the thread Vet bring back, how did they get them home?.The man I brought it home said his dad was in “The Battle of the Bulge” which was Christmas 1944. It would line up with a 1944...
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NNC_Classics replied to the thread Vet bring back, how did they get them home?.Knowing the family that inherited it…they weren’t shooters, hunters or collectors. They were always strangely secretive about firearms...
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NNC_Classics replied to the thread Vet bring back, how did they get them home?.A few more. The barrel had a code “44D189” I presume that’s the year 1944 and a lot code, not sure about 189.
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NNC_Classics replied to the thread Vet bring back, how did they get them home?.More photos, I compared it to a 1935 Chilean Banner Mauser. Quite a difference.
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NNC_Classics replied to the thread Vet bring back, how did they get them home?.I will take more. It was picked up in Europe after being shot little, put in a closet and forgotten.
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NNC_Classics replied to the thread Vet bring back, how did they get them home?.Sure! Sorry I posted and fell asleep. I was up till 2 am putting it back together, and then I went to church.
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