
The Imperial German army, came up with the idea of using his personal It was only a matter of time before someone, probably an officer of Was fought by two more or less static lines of men hidden in trenches,īy means of artillery, machine guns, rifles, gas flamethrowers and After the last months ofġ914, the Western Front stabilized and for the next four years the war Military sniper rifle with an optical sight. War I and the Mauser-designed Gewehr 98 rifle.Īt the beginning of World War I, Germany didn't have a For background, we must very briefly go back to World Of mounts used to attach telescopic sights to the ubiquitous K98kīolt-action rifle. We must rely on subtler, less positive detection methods, some of whichĪny discussion of World War H German sniper rifles is essentially,īut certainly not completely, an analysis of the truly confusing array No comparable process is yetĪvailable for detecting counterfeit German sniper rigs. And, although its primary use has been inĪntique and art authentication-essentially in identifying synthetic andĪrtificial materials from the genuine old ones, it appears to hold great Portable x-ray-based technology for archaeometry and authentication has When it comes to detecting fake Waffen SS helmets and decals, a And it has often been said byĪdvanced collectors that there are more German sniper rifles in thisĬountry than were ever fielded by the Wehrmacht. There are more Waffen SS helmets in the United States than there wereĮver heads to put them during the war. In several specific areas this has proven to be both good and bad. It continues to increase at a steady, ever Interest in the small arms and militaria of the World War II era,Įspecially those of Germany, has somewhat surprisingly never peaked and APA style: German World War II sniper rifles: interest in Nazi small arms and accessories continues to grow unabated, but Kokalis says buyer beware when selecting a German sniper rifle.German World War II sniper rifles: interest in Nazi small arms and accessories continues to grow unabated, but Kokalis says buyer beware when selecting a German sniper rifle." Retrieved from
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