US Soldiers looking at 98K Mauser Rifle

[GeeRam]

That rifle looks brand new.......oh, yea......never mind......

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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That might be true, makes me wonder what became of the 54 pounds of M1 Garands that this German soldier is carrying.

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...edm1gjpg-1.jpg

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.