Visit to Duxford.

[GeeRam]

GeeRam,

The Mauser Karabiner 98K logged as a short version of the Gewehr 98 which was recovered when large stocks were found in Bosnia and Croatia during NATO Ops by 1 and 2 PARA in the 90's.

Wanted to add which is a strange anomoly, it is fitted with a grenade holder which is dated and placed to the Battle for Arnhem, with absolutely no more details other than that>

Interesting about the Arnhem related grenade launcher.............and how that ended up in the Balkans. Must have gone with German troops when pulled back into Germany, and someone took it east, and it got swept up with the 1000's of others captured by the USSR at war's end. May have been in use by East Germany early on after the war, before ending up in the Balkans. I wonder what the date and factory code is on the top of the receiver, and whether its all matching or not?

[Gil Boyd]

Next time I'm in the cabinet assisting with a cleanup I'll check for you, but don't hold your breath, unless its visible next week when I am in.

[Gil Boyd]

Sadly, Couldn't open the cabinet due to temperature/dust settlement on the day, but took a better shot of the launcher on the front end above the 40 label. Too high up and central for a down shot.
I won't forget next time we dust the weapons which is a day job in terms of man hours!!

[CINDERS]

Condolences from me on yours & your brothers loss 30Three