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07-28-2020 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by
Singer B
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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Originally Posted by
usabaker
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.
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The rifle is not a K98k but a G33/40
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Originally Posted by
usabaker
Uncle Sam got them back pretty fast, I guess...
34a cp., btg. Susa, 3° rgt. Alpini
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Originally Posted by
jsne
The rifle is not a
K98k but a G33/40
Well spotted sir, you have very good eyes...!
Now, you've mentioned it, I can just see the tiny bit of of the butt side plate where it wraps under the toe of the butt stock.....!!
That makes it even more unusual - never realised that there had been any Gebirgstruppen attached to the Afrika Korps...?
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Originally Posted by
Low & Slow
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Yes, he has the cartridge belt right there.
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Originally Posted by
usabaker
You can bet those were back in service pronto. The FSJ were trained on our weapons as ours were trained on theirs.
“There are invisible rulers who control the destinies of millions. It is not generally realized to what extent the words and actions of our most influential public men are dictated by shrewd persons operating behind the scenes.”
Edward Bernays, 1928
Much changes, much remains the same. 
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I don't know much German did you say something like " think we can get get 50 marks for these rifles " ?
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