Russian Capture Resources
- Thread starter Mr.Khan
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Welcome. The underlying rifle has much history then Combloc history is added when the Soviets reworked them. That phase is what it is. They stripped most of them into parts, sanded the stocks and Soviet shellacked them, vibropencil rematched and refinished them to be put in storage to give to combloc clients or revolutions. They were sold here. I remember in the 90s when they were like $99.
Stahlhelm47
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I have a half dozen RC's purchased twenty years ago from Empire Arms and hand picked in Russia by the owner, Dennis Kroh. Each now has an original sling, cleaning rod and front sight hood if needed. They still have the original Russian shellac on them. Some don't have the X indicating Soviet capture. Other than the numbers, they are the picture of the German battle rifle. I am glad to have them as they are an intricate part of WWII history where 80% of equipment loss and causalities were in inflicted.
WAZUP13579
Senior Member
RC Pistols can be nice. Most are matching or near matching. Ive seen some very nice RC P-38’s that are matching for a decent price. They are all “dipped” but a good chunk dont even have the X on them.
An RC P38 is on my list for must haves. One of these days I’ll come across one. They seem to be in relatively good shape and the history is always nice.
Kind of a follow up question on that, were P38s typically only given to officers?
German military doctrine was pistol heavy. Staff Officers were actually required to buy their own pistols - p38’s were issued to NCO’s, mg gunners, drivers, artillerymen, paratroopers, etc. Lots of German servicemen were issued pistols compared to Americans.
WAZUP13579
Senior Member
I hear German sani’s (medic’s) had them on the eastern front as Russians would still shoot medics.