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This is the tale of a weapon, a rifle to be specific, but not just any rifle...a genuine fragment of history. I have a fervent infatuation with history which burns deep within my soul, particularly World War II, European Theater history. At this writing I am 32 years old and my generation, and even that of my parents, has unfortunately forgotten what our grandfathers did for us during that grand endeavor. I believe Hitler's Third Reich was the greatest threat to freedom in the history of mankind.

This rifle is incredible! It was built during a time when they made things to last. This masterpiece was built before my father was born, and will serve my son well in battling future enemies of freedom and democracy if they should so challenge. It's walnut stock beckons you to caress it, and its action is as smooth as if it were made of silk. This isn't just a rifle to lock up in the cabinet and bring out a few times a year to hunt with, this is a genuine treasure that deserves a place on the wall, and a gentle pat of gratitude each night before going to bed.

I fondle this weapon so much I had to give it a girls name!

As I stroke it, I feel the dents in the stock and wonder what caused them. Was it concertina wire somewhere on the Siegfried Line, or was it a tank-trap at Omaha Beach? I wonder if an American GI fell dead over it, or if it spilled Nazi blood. What I'd give to know its history!
--Sergeant Stacy Foster