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<blockquote data-quote="TedKennedy" data-source="post: 2323259" data-attributes="member: 25419"><p>That last sentence is really accurate - I started collecting mil-surp rifles a long time ago, and everytime I'd get a new one, I'd have to research where it was made, and some history about it's origins.</p><p> When I got my Finn, it led me to study about the Winter War - fascinating stuff, most people have no idea. Americans and Nazis working together to help the Finns fight the Soviets! (Americans were volunteers)</p><p> Looking up the different codes for the K98s will tell you where the rifle was made, and the year - a little research will usually reveal why a particular plant was only open for XXX period. (usually closed permanently by Lancasters and B-17s)</p><p> This history search may lead to reading some accounts by real soldiers, foreign and American, that may give you a little different perspective than The History Channel or other Hollywood tripe, meant to wring out an emotional response, instead of looking at the war through the soldiers' eyes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TedKennedy, post: 2323259, member: 25419"] That last sentence is really accurate - I started collecting mil-surp rifles a long time ago, and everytime I'd get a new one, I'd have to research where it was made, and some history about it's origins. When I got my Finn, it led me to study about the Winter War - fascinating stuff, most people have no idea. Americans and Nazis working together to help the Finns fight the Soviets! (Americans were volunteers) Looking up the different codes for the K98s will tell you where the rifle was made, and the year - a little research will usually reveal why a particular plant was only open for XXX period. (usually closed permanently by Lancasters and B-17s) This history search may lead to reading some accounts by real soldiers, foreign and American, that may give you a little different perspective than The History Channel or other Hollywood tripe, meant to wring out an emotional response, instead of looking at the war through the soldiers' eyes. [/QUOTE]
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