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    Quote Originally Posted by villiers View Post
    Thought the carbine´d have the same bolt.

    The carbine has a turned-down bolt handle with a flattened cross-section. Something like this:

    Attachment 46840

    The rifle was actually designated Gew.91, not Kar.88. But Patrick Villiers is right - it's worth an e-mail, something might turn up.
    Last edited by Patrick Chadwick; 10-29-2013 at 03:54 PM.

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