Having taking a page out of VIS35 book, I just aquired 2(!!!) luftwaffe drillings.
One is practically brand new, cased with most of the accessories and BRINGBACK PAPERS! - missing the manual and test target(and ammo, of course), made in Sept of 1941. Wood has a dark stain and is varnished.
The other one is without the case, but has a more interesting history. It is a later production gun, which has a light unvarnished but highly figured wood. Made in Aug of 1942 and is in 98-99% condition.
Originally, it had a small brass rectangular plaque - about 1.5 in X 3in, afixed with two very very small finishing nails to the right side of the stock, covering the luftwaffe eagle and the swastika. The brass plate is engraved in russian - a presentation to a civillian from a Russian Army colonel and dated 1945!.
Plate was removed form the gun without any damage to the stock(two small pinhead sized holes - that's all). I still have the plate.
One wonders how this gun ever made it to this country....
Finally, where could one find an original or a reprint of the manual for this gun?
Val
One is practically brand new, cased with most of the accessories and BRINGBACK PAPERS! - missing the manual and test target(and ammo, of course), made in Sept of 1941. Wood has a dark stain and is varnished.
The other one is without the case, but has a more interesting history. It is a later production gun, which has a light unvarnished but highly figured wood. Made in Aug of 1942 and is in 98-99% condition.
Originally, it had a small brass rectangular plaque - about 1.5 in X 3in, afixed with two very very small finishing nails to the right side of the stock, covering the luftwaffe eagle and the swastika. The brass plate is engraved in russian - a presentation to a civillian from a Russian Army colonel and dated 1945!.
Plate was removed form the gun without any damage to the stock(two small pinhead sized holes - that's all). I still have the plate.
One wonders how this gun ever made it to this country....
Finally, where could one find an original or a reprint of the manual for this gun?
Val