French Resistance No4Mk1.

[Roger Payne]

A real peach!

[bigduke6]

Your rifle is special only because of the story, so I trust you've documented everything you possibly can for the future? Most WW2 veterans have now "been promoted", my Dad among them, and even their sons [like me] are getting old; so whatever you can record now is important - it will all be impossible to replicate in the future.
Rob

Thats some sound advise Rob, Its surprising when were looking for info etc and realise how much has gone to the grave. One thing I would say to 30Three after you document it, I'd keep it low profile .............if you did let everyone see, Im sure there would be a lot more rifles suddenly surface from the same source......

[30Three]

I know the name of the family, but will not publish that here obviously. The rifle came with a bandolier of ammo and the original spike bayonet; no frog or rifle sling; I suspect they were removed when they were greased up for storage.
I am trying to get a meeting with a 95 year old gentleman from the next village who had some ties with the resistance at that time. He hid a couple of airmen in his house and got them passed along to the escape circuit. The airmen were discovered hiding in a shed by my neighbours father, who was 14 at the time. Unfortunately he passed away 3 years ago.
I'm hopng we may be able to identify some of the fighters in the photo archive that I have of the liberation of the town.