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New Connaught Ranger	Posted: July 12, 2009 04:24 pm
Colonel Group: Members Posts: 941 Member No.: 770 Joined: January 03, 2006	Hallo Gents trying to identify the weapons in these pictures, I believe they are being carried by the Patriot Guard? And what are the rifles to the rear? Kevin in Deva.

dutchhelmets	Posted: July 12, 2009 04:54 pm
Soldat Group: Members Posts: 22 Member No.: 1343 Joined: March 11, 2007	i belive that the rifles are kar 98's and i'm for sure that the sub-mg's are PPSH-41 with box magazines. best regards,

Radub	Posted: July 12, 2009 04:58 pm
General de corp de armata Group: Members Posts: 1670 Member No.: 476 Joined: January 23, 2005	They are 7.62 mm PPSh M1941 http://www.rt66.com/~korteng/SmallArms/ppsh41.html http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg02-e.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PPSH_41 Also mentioned here: http://www.worldwar2.ro/arme/?article=768 HTH Radu Later edit... they appear to be PPSh M1941 with the "banana" magazine from the PPSh M1943 This post has been edited by Radub on July 12, 2009 05:07 pm

New Connaught Ranger	Posted: July 12, 2009 06:23 pm
Colonel Group: Members Posts: 941 Member No.: 770 Joined: January 03, 2006	Thanks for the quick answers gentlemen On the:- http://www.worldwar2.ro/arme/?article=768 however # PPSh 41 & # PPSh 43 links lead to Page Load Error Messages This post has been edited by New Connaught Ranger on July 12, 2009 06:26 pm

boonicootza	Posted: July 13, 2009 06:51 am
Plutonier adjutant Group: Members Posts: 378 Member No.: 135 Joined: November 03, 2003	Kevin, thanks for sharing the pictures. It's great to see the regimental flags in a period photo! -------------------- ~

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QUOTE (dutchhelmets @ July 12, 2009 04:54 pm)

i belive that the rifles are kar 98's .

best regards,

The shape of the bolt handle(not bended) , lead me to Vz 24 , rather then kar98

Dragos1984	Posted: July 17, 2009 05:38 pm
Sergent Group: Members Posts: 191 Member No.: 168 Joined: December 17, 2003	Yes it's a Vz24 what was left from ww2 arsenal, because the bolt is straight not bent like the K98 mauser. Thanks

21 inf	Posted: July 18, 2009 05:07 am
General de corp de armata Group: Retired Posts: 1512 Member No.: 1232 Joined: January 05, 2007	Just as academic info, there were some VZ24 (or so called ZB rifles) which had the bolt bent like the one from K98. This kind of bended bolt ZB were use as sniper rifles, the bolt being bent to allow the scope to be put on the rifle. I saw one kind of this type of ZB at Military Museum from Oradea.

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