Post-War German Soldier Saga

As far as stories go, my wife has a German bakery/restaurant, many customers are elderly Germans, we all speak German, after a few visits I get to know these people & have invited them to see my "collection", then the stories begin. It is amazing to speak with the men who actually were on the Eastern front, who were in Italy and France, and tell real stories about the weapons. The favorite is the 98k.It is a great ice breaker to show the old hardware and when they learn you want to hear their stories they open up. My favorite is an Eastern Front veteran who while looking at a Mod 91 Nagant I asked him if it looked familiar. He said "point it at me and charge with the bayonet. That's the only way I ever saw them."

RGG/Roadkill

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