Encouraged by significant others and offered their support I have committed to attempt a reference dedicated to the Deutsches Sportmodell.
I am underway gathering up additional material, developing the outline, consolidating the considerable notes, photographs and references amassed over 3 plus decades both here and in Europe.
I have not abandoned my efforts to help others who are well into a reference that will cover all Third Reich Period Training Rifles both .22 and 4mm. The scope of the material that effort is attempting to cover is much the reason for the delay. It will be worth waiting for.
Current events in my life make this goal look realistic. I pray they remain that way long enough to get this into a useable reference.
Further, my writing abilities and other talents being rather limited, have the best help I could hope for in the form of my own brother who is fluent in the German Language and possesses a degree in literature. He too is setting aside time this year for this purpose and is also passionate about the subject material. He will have most of the work in it if we succeed. He has had considerable experience as well, as a co-author on a book on non-gun collectables.
With the technology available today, once further adapted to that, and much of the material already at hand, I believe we can have a draft ready for editing within a year. That is our goal. We are both retired and plan to spend most our time not dedicated to family matters on this beginning now.
And So .. we are off "on a wing and a prayer"
Also thanks to all those who have offered their support and encouragement!
I am underway gathering up additional material, developing the outline, consolidating the considerable notes, photographs and references amassed over 3 plus decades both here and in Europe.
I have not abandoned my efforts to help others who are well into a reference that will cover all Third Reich Period Training Rifles both .22 and 4mm. The scope of the material that effort is attempting to cover is much the reason for the delay. It will be worth waiting for.
Current events in my life make this goal look realistic. I pray they remain that way long enough to get this into a useable reference.
Further, my writing abilities and other talents being rather limited, have the best help I could hope for in the form of my own brother who is fluent in the German Language and possesses a degree in literature. He too is setting aside time this year for this purpose and is also passionate about the subject material. He will have most of the work in it if we succeed. He has had considerable experience as well, as a co-author on a book on non-gun collectables.
With the technology available today, once further adapted to that, and much of the material already at hand, I believe we can have a draft ready for editing within a year. That is our goal. We are both retired and plan to spend most our time not dedicated to family matters on this beginning now.
And So .. we are off "on a wing and a prayer"
Also thanks to all those who have offered their support and encouragement!
