For those that are still posting, please see post #55. I am complying with mrfarb's request. If you want to discuss things, please take it to PM.
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For those that are still posting, please see post #55. I am complying with mrfarb's request. If you want to discuss things, please take it to PM.
Dep
As one of the authors of Kriegsmodell I can tell you your opinion counts. I'm printing out your suggestions on soft paper for later use.
I am writing a scratch and smell book on European world war used underpants to sell to Americans.
Just got my Kriegsmodell Vol. 3 yesterday. I flipped through it and saw some beautiful pictures. I own an all-matching dou44, so that was my main interest. Nice details about that rifle. I will say I am a bit disappointed with one thing; flipping through the book I found two pages dedicated to the STG44, along with pictures. While it may be interesting and historically informative to know that certain 98k factories switched production to that rifle, I bought the book to read about the late-war 98k. There are other, more detailed books on the STG44, and if I wanted to know about that rifle, I would buy them. I would have much preferred more pictures of Kriegsmodell rifles, rather than what I consider "filler" pages about the STG44. I am sure there are plenty or people on this forum, including myself, that would have been happy to send in very nice pics of their Kriegsmodell rifles for use in the book. Here's mine:
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MAUSER98K, DOU44KRIEGSMODELL, TRANSITIONAL, MATCHING, EXCBORE, SANDED and REBLUED BY VET
Quote Originally Posted by StuG.III View Post
I am writing a scratch and smell book on European world war used underpants to sell to Americans.
Are you taking pre-orders?
My copy turned me into a newt....but I got better.....
Haha! Wow. Surely, this guy had to be trolling or something!
I have to agree, including photos of MP44's and information was directly related and proof of the code change at Steyr to swjXE, and the JP Sauer MP44 was shown to show the use of blue finishes even on late 45 dated MP44's. The swjXE MP44's are accepted as legitimate, but many collectors disregard the swjXE 98k because they don't believe the code was real- the inclusion of that information was important. However, if that's your only gripe I guess that's a win?
By the way, most of the photos that are submitted by collectors are not up to the quality needed for print.