ZF41 1944/45 separated, 70 yrs later reunited

[Nigromontanus]

a friend has found cxn 60445 with nonmatching can in bad condition in a house in Austria some years ago, I bought jve 3140 in mint condition with nonmatching can from a seller in Bologna. When he went through my scopes at a visit, he noted the SN on the can and remembered it. He had the scope for my can and vice versa. Since we both sit on our items we keep them but we brought them together for a short reunion.

 

[Dave Roberts]

IMHO , I think this is one of the main reasons collectors need to keep Serial # Data . It is wonderful when items such as this can be matched up and reunited . This is certainly not the first and hopefully it will not be the last one collectors such as us can reunite . Stana had this same luck with his ZF41 Rifle and it reuniting with matching Mount . Congratulations !!!!! . Best Regards .

 

[Hambone]

That's cool, congrats, and thanks for posting

 

[CanadianAR]

Very cool! You guys should trade. I know I would.

 

[jhv 41]

That is very cool. You two should agree on a price and flip a coin - they should be reunited!

 

[Stana]

Congratulation

 

[-=TB=-]

was it an emotional moment?

 

[kentomon]

Very nice!

 

[Mr. Dynamite]

. Since we both sit on our items we keep them but we brought them together for a short reunion.

Wait now, you brought them together, but didnt exchange so you would both have your matching sets?

 

[Nigromontanus]

Wait now, you brought them together, but didnt exchange so you would both have your matching sets?

This is correct. My set is mint condition, his is bad with extra having unprofessionally tried to open screws etc

 

[ZF41 K98k]

Wait now, you brought them together, but didnt exchange so you would both have your matching sets?

Exactly what I was thinking.... of course condition differs but they were and should be put back together again regardless IMO.

 

[Nigromontanus]

No, this is not my opinion. Captain America also did not rejoin his girlfriend from 1945

 

[gew98]

So you did not want to trade optics...why not simply trades cases ?.

 

[Nigromontanus]

Personally I think the separated history is now more prevailing. But my friend and I will not give to a third person anyway, so all with stay in the family.

 

[gew98]

Let me get this straight...so if you each had a 98k rifle with optics and by some miracle your bolt mismatch rifles could be made right by swapping bolts...neither would do it ?. I would take a lesser condition scope can that matched my scope any day of the week over a better condition mismatch...and the other guy would have matching bits too . I just don't get your guys thinking. These could have been mismatched in a pile of surrendered arms...and yet they stay mismatch now ...just don't get it ?.

 

[Nigromontanus]

.. when your rifle is mint condition and bolt is dysfunctional and rusty and you put it in just to have it matching, you have a different approach. As said the other example is not too far away and the first one losing interest will sell to the other, so I guess that is acceptable.