Whee!!
I got my
Curio & Relics Federal Firearms License today!
C & R FFL holders are sometimes called 'crufflers' and dat's a mee now!
Now eyeballing all
the infantry rifles of Valkyria Chronicles a little more closely, especially if I can nail down a Gewehr 43 in decent condition.
Here's a comparison overlay from a German forum:
Now compare the muzzle end of the anime rifle to the Russian Mosin-Nagant:
http://www.firearmspriceguide.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=198(pics at the beginning of that forum thread.)
The groove in the stock back near the trigger also seems inspired by the Mosin.
ANd no, I will NOT paint an original stock to Gallia militia colors ...
