Comments by "craxd1" (@craxd1) on "Volkssturm - Hitler's Last Ditch Civilian Army" video.

At the end of the war, many of the Mauser 98s and Steyr Mannlichers were imported to the US, where gunsmiths (I am a retired one) converted them into some of the most beautiful and accurate hunting rifles available. They were restocked with expensive walnut from companies such as EC Bishop (now Macon Gunstocks), polished and reblued, the bolt handles cut, reformed, and welded to accept a scope, tested, and handed to the customer.
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@daubentonsbat4257 I have seen LEs too. Many bolt action war rifles ended up as hunting rifles, taking down anything from deer to buffalo.
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@jadunbar88 You could get either or at one time, the old Austrian M1895 (3 million built) or the Italian M91 Carcano (2.5 to 3 million built). Most of these were sold through military surplus, the government, or parts houses.
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@jadunbar88 If I recall, it was purchased from a distributor. Yes. it was mil. surplus.
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@wayneantoniazzi2706 I remember Fajen, but they were more expensive than Bishop. Fajen liked selling pre-finished stocks, and what I purchased was semi-finished (85%), which was then hand-fitted and sometimes, bedded, though Fajen did have them if I recall. Fajen was supposedly bought out by Macon too.
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