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ViggoG · 07-27-2003, 01:52 AM

I've seen no mention of the "German Youth Camps".
Perhaps they were used for Firearms Training.
just a guess ?
I do remember that here in the beginning of both
WW-1 & WW-2, Wooden rifles were used in "Basic Training", until sufficient 1903 Springfields could be manufactured.
Also the WW-2 British Homeguard was issued or made their own wooden replicas until the were supplied with donated firearms from the USA and Canada.
ViggoG

07-27-2003, 01:52 AM	#18
ViggoG RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: South Side Virginia Posts: 534 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I've seen no mention of the "German Youth Camps". Perhaps they were used for Firearms Training. just a guess ? I do remember that here in the beginning of both WW-1 & WW-2, Wooden rifles were used in "Basic Training", until sufficient 1903 Springfields could be manufactured. Also the WW-2 British Homeguard was issued or made their own wooden replicas until the were supplied with donated firearms from the USA and Canada. ViggoG