Allied rifle booklet

[Jb4046]

Another purchase from last sundays antiques fair. For a tenner this time.

A flip book on the usage and maintenance of rifles. Its packed with information considering its size. I would assume its for home guard or the sorts considering the P.14 rifle which would of been pretty outdated by ww2. I really like the last page where it includes mathematics to work out speed and target aiming.

Interestingly the 7.92 mm mauser round has a very small paragraph of text dedicated to it. Not sure if the gewehr 98 or kar98k however.

I have included the diagrams mainly in my photos. If you want to see the text associated with a specific gun. ask and i will post them.

[BrodieBartfast]

Given that it has a price in the bottom right corner, I'd say this was a manual meant for Home Guard use. I have a Bren manual that is very similar. Army-issue training pamphlets typically looked like this.



Given the widespread use of the 7.92 Mauser cartridge in German small arms, it could be referring to general enemy usage rather than a specific firearm type. Although given the subject matter of the pamphlet, one might assume it is referring to either the Gewehr 98 Or Kar98 rifles.

Regards, B.B.

[Jb4046]

I have a similar type of manual to you. Just mine is for the bren gun and is a edited edition of a war time one for 1946. Pretty cool items considering price


You know these manuals could make for a pretty interesting dedicated thread where everyone posts theirs.......

[Gunny Hartmann]

Cool little booklet for a tenner. Oh dear a Ross rifle!....

[Jb4046]

Not knowing Gunny, what the problem was about them i had go search it up.

Now i see why you said that!