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== Mauser 98k's or copies? == | == Mauser 98k's or copies? == | ||
After watching the photo of the German guard I'm a bit skeptical to label it a Karabiner 98k. Look where the strap connects to the stock and then compare it to a genuine Karabiner 98k below. The screencap shows the strap connected to the left side of the stock near the butt. I belive that rifle is actually an Mauser derivative (of which [[Mauser Rifle Series|there are many]]) | After watching the photo of the German guard I'm a bit skeptical to label it a Karabiner 98k. Look where the strap connects to the stock and then compare it to a genuine Karabiner 98k below. The screencap shows the strap connected to the left side of the stock near the butt. I belive that rifle is actually an Mauser derivative (of which [[Mauser Rifle Series|there are many]]) [[User:Dudster32|Dudster32]] ([[User talk:Dudster32|talk]]) 06:08, 27 February 2013 (EST) | ||
:I reviewed the movie again, more specifically the scene where the Germans march into Dunkirk. I can see that several of their rifles have straight bolthandles. The strap is also connected on the left side of the stock as opposed to standard right side. [[User:Dudster32|Dudster32]] ([[User talk:Dudster32|talk]]) 06:15, 27 February 2013 (EST) | :I reviewed the movie again, more specifically the scene where the Germans march into Dunkirk. I can see that several of their rifles have straight bolthandles. The strap is also connected on the left side of the stock as opposed to standard right side. :[[User:Dudster32|Dudster32]] ([[User talk:Dudster32|talk]]) 06:15, 27 February 2013 (EST) | ||
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[Image:BattleBrit 07.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | [[Image:BattleBrit 07.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | ||
Revision as of 11:15, 27 February 2013
Are the troops in the Lee-Enfield picture British or French? Is that from the beginning when they were leaving France? I don't think the British ever used the Adrian helmet. --funkychinaman 14:39, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
You're right - that scene is set on an airfield in France, RAF personnel and ground crew but French troops. It's difficult to be certain but I don't think they are SMLEs - the stock seems to finish a short distance back from the muzzle. This is wrong, of course, for the SMLE but would fit the No.4 variant, or alternatively the various correct French rifles (MAS36, Berthier ?). IKD 24 Feb 2011
The MG FF should not be listed as part of the Me-109E-s armament?
- These aren't really ME-109Es. They're postwar Spanish copies, with different armament. --Funkychinaman 18:11, 28 March 2011 (CDT)
Mauser 98k's or copies?
After watching the photo of the German guard I'm a bit skeptical to label it a Karabiner 98k. Look where the strap connects to the stock and then compare it to a genuine Karabiner 98k below. The screencap shows the strap connected to the left side of the stock near the butt. I belive that rifle is actually an Mauser derivative (of which there are many) Dudster32 (talk) 06:08, 27 February 2013 (EST)
- I reviewed the movie again, more specifically the scene where the Germans march into Dunkirk. I can see that several of their rifles have straight bolthandles. The strap is also connected on the left side of the stock as opposed to standard right side. :Dudster32 (talk) 06:15, 27 February 2013 (EST)
