a very desirable sniper rifle ....
- Thread starter Nigromontanus
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If You have the #s matching Stock I`ll Take It !!!!!!!!! I am missing this variant .
What area was it recovered , Germany , Hungary , Austria , ect???
johnstanley
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Looks like it took a hefty impact with that trigger guard and bolt damage!
Iasc300ia
Senior Member
No question. That was a bad day
sturmgrenadier
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Finally an undisputed short side rail sniper
Nigromontanus
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It comes from TK-Division
Nigromontanus
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this one is also from them, found nearby in a house (Hagenberg bei Pregarten). As can be seen, Waffenmeister-reworked, reissued on late "police" mount, of which the majority was in WSS-use. I have many "early" scopes put in wartime on another gun, sometimes newly gun numbered, sometimes not.
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Nigromontanus
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… and another one from TK-Division, directly found in Pregarten. It was left over together with the rifle. In the 50ies the rifle was reworked in a hunting rifle with a then modern scope, welding the holes of the original mount. It became crap. The scope was left, because it has a very small crack in the ocular lense and the gun dealer told owner obviously better to buy a new one. Hence at least the scope was saved. I got the gun too, but gave it to a friend for nothing, since what was left of it was only a remembrance.
these are 2 of my book photos, but currently I am working on my StG 44 accessories book series. I have written a bit about this in the WAF.
these are 2 of my book photos, but currently I am working on my StG 44 accessories book series. I have written a bit about this in the WAF.
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Iasc300ia
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Nigromontanus
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The remains of the sniper rifle makes me think of Germany's successful sniper talk about destroying his rifle at wars end as stated in his book, "Sniper on the Eastern Front" talking about being captured with his sniper rifle he wrote...
"To reduce this risk as much as possible, I elected to discard my sniper rifle. To have carried a rifle with a scope was suicidal. The fate meted out to persons identified as snipers was well known. It was with a heavy heart that i decided it had to go. I located an SP-gun with a crowd of infantrymen aboard and begged a lift. I told the driver to wait an instant while I laid my rifle under the tracks. The vehicle moved forward and spewed out astern a small heap of crushed junk. With very few exceptions, all German snipers destroyed their weapons at war's end or before being taken captive, and for that reason specimens of sniper rifles as war relics are very rare."
"To reduce this risk as much as possible, I elected to discard my sniper rifle. To have carried a rifle with a scope was suicidal. The fate meted out to persons identified as snipers was well known. It was with a heavy heart that i decided it had to go. I located an SP-gun with a crowd of infantrymen aboard and begged a lift. I told the driver to wait an instant while I laid my rifle under the tracks. The vehicle moved forward and spewed out astern a small heap of crushed junk. With very few exceptions, all German snipers destroyed their weapons at war's end or before being taken captive, and for that reason specimens of sniper rifles as war relics are very rare."
Absolut
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Was this the one on willhaben for € 280?
