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Zorba The Geek
Hi gents,
Here's one that I feel very privileged to have recently added to my collection. I acquired it in Montreal, Canada off an older gentleman who purchased it directly from the Canadian veteran that brought it home in 1945. The rifle was purchased by the older gentelman in 1976 and it has not seen the light of day since.
Upon purchasing, I was informed that the Canadian veteran served as a member of the First Special Service Force (Devil's Brigade) and 'liberated' it from a member of the Hermann Göring Division during the Battle of Anzio in 1944. Interestingly, the matching scope can came home with the rifle, so the veteran must have undone the German's belt...
I did my best to photograph it accurately, but couldn't quite capture the richness of the bluing, so I may try again at a later date once I fine-tune the settings on my camera. In person the bluing is much darker/richer than these pics depict.
The man never disassembled it. When I took it apart to check the internal components, it was so tight that I'm convinced it had not been apart since the war ended. For that reason, I decided not to disassemble it a second time, but I've provided some internal shots that were snapped with my cellphone when I bought it.
Hope you guys like this one as much as I do!
Cheers,
Chris
Here's one that I feel very privileged to have recently added to my collection. I acquired it in Montreal, Canada off an older gentleman who purchased it directly from the Canadian veteran that brought it home in 1945. The rifle was purchased by the older gentelman in 1976 and it has not seen the light of day since.
Upon purchasing, I was informed that the Canadian veteran served as a member of the First Special Service Force (Devil's Brigade) and 'liberated' it from a member of the Hermann Göring Division during the Battle of Anzio in 1944. Interestingly, the matching scope can came home with the rifle, so the veteran must have undone the German's belt...
I did my best to photograph it accurately, but couldn't quite capture the richness of the bluing, so I may try again at a later date once I fine-tune the settings on my camera. In person the bluing is much darker/richer than these pics depict.
The man never disassembled it. When I took it apart to check the internal components, it was so tight that I'm convinced it had not been apart since the war ended. For that reason, I decided not to disassemble it a second time, but I've provided some internal shots that were snapped with my cellphone when I bought it.
Hope you guys like this one as much as I do!
Cheers,
Chris
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