Raimey,
No, it was prewar rifle owned by the forester of Kloster Forest in Kitzingen/Main and was hidden in a hay pile to avoid turning it over to the authorities. It was wrapped in burlap and if you look closely, you can see the marks of the burlap left by rust. After the war my friend Gene Enterkin was stationed in Kitzingen and befriended the forester who gave him the rifle, but without the scope. The forester was not allowed to have his own rifle but was issued a 30-caliber carbine to use in his job and had the scope mounted on it by Waffen Mahl in Kitzingen. Later, Gene had the scope that is on it now mounted by Waffen Stienerstauch in Wuerzburg/Main. The rifle is chambered for a vom Hofe cartridge, but is not marked as a vom Hofe product itself.
Mike

Last edited by Der Ami; 07/12/25 02:51 PM.