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A friend has a W.W. II (or earlier) .22 Walther rifle that was literally taken off a dead Nazi during the war by his grandfather (now deceased as well). It has a purely cylindrical receiver, a straight tapered barrel currently of about 25.25" in length with no sign of iron sights or any place to mount them. There is also no sign of any original method of mounting a scope, though it has since been drilled and tapped. The Walther logo and several original proof marks are clearly visible, but the original stock is lost.
It has a simple bedding block that consists of a piece or threaded round rod dovetailed into the bottom of the barrel. Original finish: blued.
Does anyone know anything about this rifle? I could not find anything in several Google searches I've done, though I found some 22 Walther rifles, all of them had more sophisticated receivers. We'd like to know the model, and possibly find an original stock, and to know more about how the thing was intended to be sighted and used.
If someone has any leads, we can provide quality photos.
It has a simple bedding block that consists of a piece or threaded round rod dovetailed into the bottom of the barrel. Original finish: blued.
Does anyone know anything about this rifle? I could not find anything in several Google searches I've done, though I found some 22 Walther rifles, all of them had more sophisticated receivers. We'd like to know the model, and possibly find an original stock, and to know more about how the thing was intended to be sighted and used.
If someone has any leads, we can provide quality photos.