I recently purchased this rifle from a gentleman in PEI canada, this is the info he provided me with so far.
This is the real McCoy that saw action in WW2.
My father was a Lance Corporal in the 23rd Field Regiment RCA during the war and picked this rifle up in a German foxhole in Belgium in 1944. In order to fit it into his duffel bag to bring it back to Canada he had to cut the stock. It was later reconnected back in Canada. In Canada it has been in the family ever since and has been used lightly for deer hunting. The stock still shows the marks of the conflict, but the steel is in good shape and as you may know is of very high quality. According to my later father, it was much better than the Lee Enfield he carried.
The serial number 6xxx is matched on all parts and is visible in at least seven locations that I can see. The byf letters indicate that this rifle was manufactured in Oberndorf, Germany.
Here are some pictures of the rifle I would like to know more information on this piece if anyone knows? and possible value in todays market for such a rifle in this condition, I payed $350 shipped! I did notice it is missing the cleaning rod and he stated his step brothers took the rifle and bayonet into the woods when they were kids and losts the matching bayonet/scabbard
I jokingly asked him if he had a metal detector but he said there is a subdivision on that land now, there is probably a happy construction worker out there somewhere what a shame!.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/63760085@N02/
This is the real McCoy that saw action in WW2.
My father was a Lance Corporal in the 23rd Field Regiment RCA during the war and picked this rifle up in a German foxhole in Belgium in 1944. In order to fit it into his duffel bag to bring it back to Canada he had to cut the stock. It was later reconnected back in Canada. In Canada it has been in the family ever since and has been used lightly for deer hunting. The stock still shows the marks of the conflict, but the steel is in good shape and as you may know is of very high quality. According to my later father, it was much better than the Lee Enfield he carried.
The serial number 6xxx is matched on all parts and is visible in at least seven locations that I can see. The byf letters indicate that this rifle was manufactured in Oberndorf, Germany.
Here are some pictures of the rifle I would like to know more information on this piece if anyone knows? and possible value in todays market for such a rifle in this condition, I payed $350 shipped! I did notice it is missing the cleaning rod and he stated his step brothers took the rifle and bayonet into the woods when they were kids and losts the matching bayonet/scabbard
I jokingly asked him if he had a metal detector but he said there is a subdivision on that land now, there is probably a happy construction worker out there somewhere what a shame!. http://www.flickr.com/photos/63760085@N02/
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