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Heydrich · 06-11-2003, 02:34 AM

I have a good idea where this “short Luger” falshirmjÃ?Â¤ger nonsense comes from. The falshirmjÃ?Â¤ger and the gebergsjÃ?Â¤ger troops had a special shortened rifle made just for them, the G33/40:

And you guessed it, these specimens tend to be worth about twice as much as the typical Kar.98k rifle. Once again, anything a dealer can do to jack up the price. Trouble is, I bet some kid at a gunshow will buy into this BS. I once saw a kid with a post-WW2 Yugo M-48 Mauser that the dealer had told him was an “authentic German WW2 rifle”. I didn’t have the heart to tell him the truth, he was so incredibly enthusiastic about his rifle.

06-11-2003, 02:34 AM	#10
Heydrich Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 181 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have a good idea where this “short Luger” falshirmjÃ?Â¤ger nonsense comes from. The falshirmjÃ?Â¤ger and the gebergsjÃ?Â¤ger troops had a special shortened rifle made just for them, the G33/40: And you guessed it, these specimens tend to be worth about twice as much as the typical Kar.98k rifle. Once again, anything a dealer can do to jack up the price. Trouble is, I bet some kid at a gunshow will buy into this BS. I once saw a kid with a post-WW2 Yugo M-48 Mauser that the dealer had told him was an “authentic German WW2 rifle”. I didn’t have the heart to tell him the truth, he was so incredibly enthusiastic about his rifle.