ScottG Posted April 8, 2013 Share #26 Posted April 8, 2013 Great grouping, its always amazing what still comes from families. You should also help the family apply for the French Legion D'Honneur for this soldier. He earned it and it can be done for free through the French Consulate, it takes about a year though... Scott. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvmhm Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share #27 Posted April 8, 2013 I'll see if they want to do that...they live about 7 hours from here, so email is our main commo.... Mark sends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sd95b Posted May 12, 2013 Share #28 Posted May 12, 2013 The "660" code on the Mauser means it was made by Steyr in Austria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qochoc Posted May 12, 2013 Share #29 Posted May 12, 2013 Quite the group of bring back souvenirs.. Is it unusual that he brought back 4 rifle bolts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvmhm Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share #30 Posted May 13, 2013 Who knows why....maybe he had other weapons and over time they were broken or ???? His sons mentioned they had played with hats, helmets, etc as kids and eventually lost them...... Mark sends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCapturephotos Posted July 30, 2013 Share #31 Posted July 30, 2013 Have you seen the collection point photos taken in many towns in villages where the Germans were ordered to pile up all contraband weapons, etc and the GI's often separated bolts into one pile and rifles in another? Maybe the vet grabbed some of those bolts as an afterthought. I have several snapshots of these piles in my collection as well as a small series of shots of a smiling GI winding up to swing a rifle against a tree breaking the stock...then him smiling holding both parts in hand. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badash5946 Posted July 30, 2013 Share #32 Posted July 30, 2013 Have you seen the collection point photos taken in many towns in villages where the Germans were ordered to pile up all contraband weapons, etc and the GI's often separated bolts into one pile and rifles in another? Maybe the vet grabbed some of those bolts as an afterthought. I have several snapshots of these piles in my collection as well as a small series of shots of a smiling GI winding up to swing a rifle against a tree breaking the stock...then him smiling holding both parts in hand. Paul I remember when I was a kid in the 50's I saw an article that showed a photo of a huge pile of German helmets in Oregon. Since I was only about 8 years old at the time, I wrote President Eisenhower asking if I could please have one of them...Stupid Kid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvmhm Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share #33 Posted August 1, 2013 I'm a firm believer in asking for stuff....you just never know! Mark sends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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