$40 Type 53

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Well certianly has that used look ANZAC, this rifle reminded me of a story Hathcock related to in the book Marine Sniper.
There had been shots fired at the marines on occasions from a certain area no one was hit but still they were being shot at so Hathcock took up a sniping position in the area most of the fire was coming from.
Sure enough a sniper appeared an elderly gentleman who settled down and started to fire at the marines, Hathcock placed the reticle on the old mans head as that was about all he could see and sent the bullet through the old mans head and in Hathcocks words what happened next was the most grotesque thing he had seen.
Upon the round stiking the mans head and removing most of the offside cranial structure the corpse stood up arms flailing and did a writhing dance gyrating all over the place blood gushing from the great cavity in the side of his skull.
When they went down there to gather the weapon and look for intel Hathcock examined the Mosin Nagant rifle the old chap was using and he commented that the bore had as much rifling it in as a sewer line and would not have hit the side of a barn.
He surmised the VC gave him the rifle and a handle full of rounds to kill the enemy or else he would be in for it and no doubt the old man fearing for his life duly went about firing those rounds without trying to hit anything then producing the fired rounds to the VC showing he was doing his bit for Uncle Ho and the war effort with exaggerated claims of kills.
He felt for the old man but this was war and the old man even though forced to act like he did was still a threat to marine lives........