Crazy,solid Bronze 1917

[Rick B]

Seen this today while Antique hunting. It weight every bit of 75 pounds or more. They cast it with a rifle missing the rear guard for some odd reason. Rick B

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[Aussie48]

Possibly cast as part of a Memorial, nearly every country town in Australia has a Marble digger holding mainly marble 303 but some a bronze rifle

[browningautorifle]

Agreed, I'd suspect this came from a monument somewhere. An excellent example would be Missoula Montana, a memorial to WW1. The soldier is perfect in his doughboy appearance, right down to the details. He's carrying a 1903 at the full trail while overhand throwing a grenade...must be seen to be appreciated. Anywayzzz, I suspect this is something the same.

[Chuckindenver]

something you dont see every day.... dayum that price you can get a real 17

[Surpmil]

So the question is, which WWI memorial was this stolen from? It certainly looks like it's been weathering a good long time and WWI memorials are not frequently scrapped in the USA are they?