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The Germans were known to use captured weapons during WW2. As stated above most rifles were refurbished. I just got lucky and found this one
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01-29-2014 10:20 PM
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From wiki, the German designation was Gew 242F. These rifles have an interesting history that I have to admit I never considered.
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I have 2 MAS 36s.
One with a M pre fix so post war in 7.08 cal in new condirion and is a fantastic shooter.
The other is a H pre fix so pre war in 30cal, also a great shooter.
It has seen better days though, it has a new barrel, and front end wood,
if you look at the 2 pics you will see the front of the mag area has been bent,
the rifle was made unuseable by holding the barrel and then smashing it against something hard.
The but stock is still origional.
I live in the Limousin where the resistance had constant running battles ith the Germans,
The local troops and Gendarmes emptied the armories and took to the hills and woods near Gueret.
You can follow the day by day battles and the spots where people were killed are marked and many graves are still there. Attachment 49370Attachment 49369
Tikka T3 Tac. Enfields No1mk3*, No4mk1 T, No4mk1*T, M.H. 577/450s. K31. MAS 36s. Mausers G98s, 1908, M48, BSA 222 (Mauser action) .22 match arms. black powder. 1873 11mm. Webley 455 MKI.MKIVs,MKVI. Spanish .44,10.35s,OP 455s
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I have looked for German markins and cannot find any.
Just a modern proof mark when it had a new barrel.
Tikka T3 Tac. Enfields No1mk3*, No4mk1 T, No4mk1*T, M.H. 577/450s. K31. MAS 36s. Mausers G98s, 1908, M48, BSA 222 (Mauser action) .22 match arms. black powder. 1873 11mm. Webley 455 MKI.MKIVs,MKVI. Spanish .44,10.35s,OP 455s
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I think your right, the damage looks intensional and perhaps spent some time exposed to the elements too.
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One person on another board brought up that the letters could be the initials of the Viet Minh or Viet Cong soldier that once owned the rifle. He said it's not uncommon for a Vietnamese to have 4 names in their names and he also said that the previous Vietnamese owner could have been female too.
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How could one tell "female"?
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I'm not sure if he was joking about female Viet Minh/Viet Cong or speaking from experience. But from my reading I found it wasn't uncommon for women to fight in Viet Cong units as fighters.
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Gotcha, No he wasn't joking.
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