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Originally Posted by charlie cleveland
I m no help jerry but that is a quality looking gun....did your dad bring it home...my dad brought a 7.7 jap rifle back it was as new had matching dannet...sold it back in 1966 for 50 bucks...charlie
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No he didn't Charlie. He was in Austria after the war for nearly a year and if he had thought about it could have probably bought some nice doubles for a song in post-war Austria. Maybe he could not get them home, or maybe he did not try. But I am sure many did. I read about the American soldiers buying Brownings after they resumed production in Belgium, and I am sure many of the German long guns here today were war trophies, shipped back by some lucky soldier.
I know someone on her has some experience with Merkels and hope they will give some advice before it gets away from me.
05-06-2023, 06:37 AM
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