Franz Hinze Zerbst military rifle?

From a WW1 war memorial in Klieken, Anhalt-Zerbst district, Sachsen-Anhalt

Names of the fallen
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Reservist
HINZE
Franz
03.04.1898
27.09.1918
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I think you may have found one of the very, very few rifles that can be linked to a specific person. As Franz Hinze is recorded on the memorial, there may well still be town records with further information (unit etc). There are several Zinkes in the Zerbst telephone directory. As Zerbst is in former East Germany, i.e. an area with limited mobility after WW2, the chances are good that they are related.

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Badger said:

I don't know if this is the right forum, but one of our members made a post and was asking about an auction that listed a lot number as "Franz Hinze Zerbst military rifle"... :shocked:

He took some pics of it at the auction which I've attached here. He added "The name that started with a Z was on the left side of the barrel by the breech and the first two names were on the other side. Check out the size of the rear sight!!!"

Another one of our members said:



So, do you guys have any idea what this rifle is, so I can pass back to them any feedback?

Thanks ...

Regards,
Doug

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