Hey guys,
The guy to the left there is Gefreiter Matthaus Hetzenauer, eine Scharfschutze des Heers.
He was Nazi Germany's top sniper with 345 confirmed kills. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17. 4. 45. He looks like he enjoyed his profession.
I am a long time Third Reich collector and recently (three years ago) started collecting WW2 German guns. About a year back I picked up a rather nice BYF 42 Luger rig, the one we Americans call the "Black Widow". It still retains a good 99% original salt black finish. All matching, no runs, chips or errors. I'll post some detailed pics if you'd like. I'd like to buy another Luger in the near future, either Nazi or Imperial. The black plastic grips are nice but I prefer wood.
I used to fly airplanes commercially for a small company in South Dakota, charters, air ambulance, air taxi ect. Now I just fly for fun and give flight lessons now and then. Sure like Lugers!
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