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gyvel · January 11, 2010, 05:42 AM

No, alas, I have no paperwork. In the 60s, nobody ever thought about "papers." I was a teenager at the time and scoring a $20.00 rifle of any kind was a feather in your cap.

The guy who sold it to me was a Korean War vet who told me that it was "laying on the ground," so he picked it up and brought it home; That's all I really know about it, and, of course, it is just a "story," but he was probably telling the truth. More than likely, he's passed on by now, and I left that neighborhood in the late 60s.

Another interesting point about this particular gun is that it has what looks like a Mauser sling swivel inletted into the buttstock, albeit somewhat crudely.

It's an interesting gun, and has been a lot of fun for a lot of years, but, as pointed out, probably not particularly valuable.

Almost forgot: I took it into our local Chinese restaurant and had them look at the writing on the buttstock. All they could come up with is that it was a reference to some kind of "society."

January 11, 2010, 05:42 AM	#5
gyvel Senior Member Join Date: August 30, 2009 Location: Northern AZ Posts: 7,172	No, alas, I have no paperwork. In the 60s, nobody ever thought about "papers." I was a teenager at the time and scoring a $20.00 rifle of any kind was a feather in your cap. The guy who sold it to me was a Korean War vet who told me that it was "laying on the ground," so he picked it up and brought it home; That's all I really know about it, and, of course, it is just a "story," but he was probably telling the truth. More than likely, he's passed on by now, and I left that neighborhood in the late 60s. Another interesting point about this particular gun is that it has what looks like a Mauser sling swivel inletted into the buttstock, albeit somewhat crudely. It's an interesting gun, and has been a lot of fun for a lot of years, but, as pointed out, probably not particularly valuable. Almost forgot: I took it into our local Chinese restaurant and had them look at the writing on the buttstock. All they could come up with is that it was a reference to some kind of "society."