Great photos of favorite firearms online

John Sabato · 06-25-2001, 02:41 PM

but you could get by with a german dictionary...

Here is the short course:

Langwaffen (These are the "long guns" (rifles and Shotguns)

Kurzwaffen (These are the "short guns" (handguns)

Use the pull down arrow for the category that interests you and select the first section and once you are shown a page of guns you can click on the photo to see the closeup.

use to return to the listing to select the next photo you want to see up close. when you finish with a page just click on the FORWARD at the bottom of the page to go to the next, until you run out of guns. All sections are connected in series so you just page your way through.

The descriptions with each closeup are another matter, if you have never studied German, they will be very difficult (or in my case, since my study was over 30 years ago they will be at least awkward), but in most cases serial numbers and type descriptions are present.

As to the use of comma and period: For money, YES they reverse the use of these punctuation marks...

The values given in DM (Deutsch Marks) most likely the minimum bid... Some would be GREAT prices if they were here and others are outrageous even overseas.

Drittes Reich (Third Reich)

Heer (Army)

Kriegsmarine (Navy)

Luftwaffe (Airforce)

Kaiserreich (Weimar era weapons)

Behorden (Other government agencies)

DDR (East German)

Bundewehr (Modern military weapons)

Ausland (weapons of other countries)

Zivile (Civilian model weapons)

This should at least make it a little easier to understand what you are looking at...

Enjoy the photos at any event...

-John

06-25-2001, 02:41 PM	#1
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,309 Times in 1,098 Posts	Yes a working knowledge of German would be helpful, but but you could get by with a german dictionary... Here is the short course: Langwaffen (These are the "long guns" (rifles and Shotguns) Kurzwaffen (These are the "short guns" (handguns) Use the pull down arrow for the category that interests you and select the first section and once you are shown a page of guns you can click on the photo to see the closeup. use to return to the listing to select the next photo you want to see up close. when you finish with a page just click on the FORWARD at the bottom of the page to go to the next, until you run out of guns. All sections are connected in series so you just page your way through. The descriptions with each closeup are another matter, if you have never studied German, they will be very difficult (or in my case, since my study was over 30 years ago they will be at least awkward), but in most cases serial numbers and type descriptions are present. As to the use of comma and period: For money, YES they reverse the use of these punctuation marks... The values given in DM (Deutsch Marks) most likely the minimum bid... Some would be GREAT prices if they were here and others are outrageous even overseas. Drittes Reich (Third Reich) Heer (Army) Kriegsmarine (Navy) Luftwaffe (Airforce) Kaiserreich (Weimar era weapons) Behorden (Other government agencies) DDR (East German) Bundewehr (Modern military weapons) Ausland (weapons of other countries) Zivile (Civilian model weapons) This should at least make it a little easier to understand what you are looking at... Enjoy the photos at any event... -John