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Today, 12:19 AM

hale1940 replied to a thread Ze German collection in WW2 German Militaria

Some fine quality pieces there. Thanks for sharing!

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04-11-2021, 11:35 PM

hale1940 replied to a thread Confession of an idiot buying 98k in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

Wow. Sorry to hear that OP. This is very very illuminating as to how GB ‘operates.’ Oh well, lesson learned. And at least through this whole fiasco...

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04-11-2021, 02:23 AM

hale1940 replied to a thread Sharing the collection in WW2 German Militaria

Die Brennessel (The Burning Nettle): A satirical tabloid that saw its heyday in the early 30’s, especially before the NSDAP came to power. It used...

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04-11-2021, 02:13 AM

hale1940 replied to a thread Sharing the collection in WW2 German Militaria

Das Schwarze Korps (The Black Core): the official weekly paper of the SS. This copy is from ‘43. Basically just full of what you would expect from...

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04-11-2021, 02:05 AM

hale1940 replied to a thread Sharing the collection in WW2 German Militaria

Thanks for all the kind words. Really appreciate it. I decided to share a few close ups of some of the pieces I find most interesting. Der...

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04-10-2021, 01:45 PM

hale1940 replied to a thread Confession of an idiot buying 98k in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

^you should see if mrfarb will make this your forum nickname lol

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04-08-2021, 02:39 PM

hale1940 replied to a thread My SWP45 sheet metal rear sight in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

Awesome rifle. I really love the chattering.

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04-07-2021, 04:56 PM

hale1940 replied to a thread Value of my 1933 banner mauser in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

This is the second threat that he has made about this rifle recently. In the other thread Bruce mentioned that he thought the rifle had been depot...

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04-07-2021, 03:41 PM

hale1940 replied to a thread Value of my 1933 banner mauser in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

^That is soliciting offers. That is what is not allowed. Again, there is a trader forum. You could throw it up there with a price attached and see...

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04-07-2021, 01:45 PM

hale1940 replied to a thread Value of my 1933 banner mauser in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

soliciting isn't allowed on the forum. There is a trader if you want to sell it here though.

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04-06-2021, 10:36 AM

hale1940 replied to a thread Matching vs mismatch price diff in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

Obviously all matching is what is most desired. Then its smaller pats, like the safety or a barrel band. When it comes to something big, like the...

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04-04-2021, 02:08 PM

hale1940 started a thread Sharing the collection in WW2 German Militaria

Pulled most of the collection out the other day so I thought I’d share a few pics. I know its not all strictly ‘militaria’ but really a mix of...

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04-02-2021, 10:56 PM

hale1940 replied to a thread Question on byf45 in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

And just for fun...heres my byf 45 (no letter block)

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04-02-2021, 10:48 PM

hale1940 replied to a thread Question on byf45 in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

Thanks Bruce and Mike. Interesting stuff. Do the semi-kriegs pretty much reflect MO experimenting with the shift into Kriegsmodell production?

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04-02-2021, 06:54 PM

hale1940 replied to a thread Question on byf45 in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

Interesting. So basically there was a short sliver of time when MO was doing semi-kriegs before they went into full kriegmodell mode?

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04-02-2021, 03:47 PM

hale1940 replied to a thread Question on byf45 in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

Are these MO semi-kriegs in MO produced stocks? Implying that MO made semi-krieg stocks for a very short period of time, or did they pick up a batch...

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03-29-2021, 05:34 PM

hale1940 replied to a thread SS contract bnz43 with SSZZA4 stamp and Deathshead K stock in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

This is a really awesome rifle. Mike, how can you tell that's a reject receiver?

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03-28-2021, 07:04 PM

hale1940 replied to a thread Current Amoskeag auction in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

I just want to say, as one of the 'new collectors' whose prospects are getting negatively impacted by all the bs and hucksters and drive-by...

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