i feel fortunate to have even handled it

so i got delayed on a 1960 Ruger Mk1 target and went in to pick it up because the peperwork went through

shop owner says you're into the old German stuff arnt you , i said i am indeed , he goes on to say have i a treat for you , he goes out comes back in with a VG 1-5 , a last ditch rifle , totally 100% complete , un altered , still with the sling held on with 4 tacks

his is a early example , it originally had the long bar that released the mag and was arsena updated to the crude button which was basically a washer and screw , the thing is all stamped metal , the recoil spring goes aver the barrel and there is a shroud that incases both the barrel and recoil spring and the shroud articulates back and forth as the rifle is shot , THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE RIFLE moves back and forth

i think the mag sad MP43 but do not hold me to that , so much to drink in , the for stock was in 2 peices and held on by 2 large rivets that were flared , sights were welded , charging handle was a bent piece of sheetmetal tacked on , the butt was very thin and flat

in short , it was a work of art , he said the last 2 that sold at auction they brought 50k

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Originally Posted by micmacman

so i got delayed on a 1960 Ruger Mk1 target and went in to pick it up because the peperwork went through

shop owner says you're into the old German stuff arnt you , i said i am indeed , he goes on to say have i a treat for you , he goes out comes back in with a VG 1-5 , a last ditch rifle , totally 100% complete , un altered , still with the sling held on with 4 tacks

his is a early example , it originally had the long bar that released the mag and was arsena updated to the crude button which was basically a washer and screw , the thing is all stamped metal , the recoil spring goes aver the barrel and there is a shroud that incases both the barrel and recoil spring and the shroud articulates back and forth as the rifle is shot , THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE RIFLE moves back and forth

i think the mag sad MP43 but do not hold me to that , so much to drink in , the for stock was in 2 peices and held on by 2 large rivets that were flared , sights were welded , charging handle was a bent piece of sheetmetal tacked on , the butt was very thin and flat

in short , it was a work of art , he said the last 2 that sold at auction they brought 50k

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Very interesting, no pics?

i thought about asking , but did not feel it was appropriate

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...50298094-1.jpg


Bob

thats it , see the two tiny holes , thats where the original mag release was , the relief above the mag on the receiver is where the other end of the mag release sat , the round washer with the button head screw in line with the release is spring loaded and was a arsenal upgrade , that rifle is identical to the one i was holding earlier

that shroud over the barrel houses the recoil spring that actuates the bolt and that entire shroud moves back and forth , the handguard is 2 piece and is riveted with those big rivets and is non removeable