"Mit Patronen?"
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"Mit Patronen?"
Well, its got a cupped butt plate, so likely not much more than 18 months old. Afrika Korps supply route to North Africa was pretty strangled by late 42/early 43, so probably from any re-supply that got through in 41/42.
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The guy on the right is holding a M1A1 and a M1928 Thompson as well..............and they are both likely Waffen SS Panzer/Armoured crew, as both are wearing the Panzercombi one piece coveralls made from Italian camo material and issued to Waffen SS Panzer/Armoured vehicle crews from 1943.
The rifle is not a K98k but a G33/40
Well spotted sir, you have very good eyes...!
Now, you've mentioned it, I can just see the tiny bit of of the butt side plate where it wraps under the toe of the butt stock.....!!
That makes it even more unusual - never realised that there had been any Gebirgstruppen attached to the Afrika Korps...?
I don't know much German did you say something like " think we can get get 50 marks for these rifles " ?