The Major Hauptmann Captured Mosin Nagant
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Major Captain?
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I had a rifle where the stock had the nosecap cut off just like this one. It probably was to accommodate the same bayonet mount but I had no idea at the time. The stock also had the Deutsches Reich marking like yours.
Great find!
Great find!
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That is a very cool one right there!
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Awe-some rifle! Whooze it belong to?
When I was a Training Coordinator in the RAG squadron in 1981-83, I had a steady stream of fresh-out-of-recruit training sailors to assign to technical training and otherwise look out for their welfare. My three favorite names (in order of priority):
John Senior, Jr.
Hoss Something-or-other
John Dickover
Reminds me of "A Boy Named Sue"...
When I was a Training Coordinator in the RAG squadron in 1981-83, I had a steady stream of fresh-out-of-recruit training sailors to assign to technical training and otherwise look out for their welfare. My three favorite names (in order of priority):
John Senior, Jr.
Hoss Something-or-other
John Dickover
Reminds me of "A Boy Named Sue"...
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Should have been clearer..., it was a parody of my other thread: http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?351783-The-quot-Major-Hasbrouck-quot-1918-Lebel
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Takes an ersatz 88/98. But as with most of the German ersatz bayonets, only certain ones will fit. I have one mounted on it now.
Let me add two comments
How about an AF Sgt whose last name was Sargent? His military life was kinda miserable.
As for "captured" my late Dad recalls all kinds of arms/militeria being piled in the streets after Germany fell. GIs picked what they wanted and either cut them to fit a duffel or had a box made to fit disassembled ones. Longer arms may have been destroyed as too hard to ship anything over a certain length.
How about an AF Sgt whose last name was Sargent? His military life was kinda miserable.
As for "captured" my late Dad recalls all kinds of arms/militeria being piled in the streets after Germany fell. GIs picked what they wanted and either cut them to fit a duffel or had a box made to fit disassembled ones. Longer arms may have been destroyed as too hard to ship anything over a certain length.
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Some Bubba attached a muzzle brake on that otherwise great mosin!
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What is the stamp below the ПК on the receiver?
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That is the Private Parts stamp.
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It appears to be an Imperial German inspection stamp, a crown over a Fraktur letter.
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Exactly...., only one I've ever run across.
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Oh very nice! Was able to acquire one of my own last year in a 3 rifle deal. No mark on top of the receiver, but DR marked on the stock and re-stamped serials.
Does yours have any restamped serials, or unit marks?
Does yours have any restamped serials, or unit marks?
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. Nice rifles boys!
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