SOLD RARE WW2 BELGIUM ARMY M1889/36 RIFLE….MATCHING……WW2 BRINGBACK…..SELDOM SEEN

Here is a very rare and seldom seen WW2 Belgium Army 1889/36 service rifle in 7.65 Mauser.  The rifle is all matching and has a decent bore.  The cartouche on the stock indicates that it was rebuilt by the government arsenal Manufacture d”Etat in 1936. I say rebuilt because these rifles were the Belgium Army’s attempt to modernize their old M1889 Mauser rifles up to 1930’s standards.  The rework was extensive and basically created a completely new much shorter modernized rifle.  After the defeat of 1940 these rifles were surrendered to the Germans.  They were extensively used by German collaborators and the Luftwaffe in Belgium and later in the war also by the Volksturm.  This particular rifle was a vet bringback and according to the family was captured from the Hitler Youth in a town in Germany.  These rifles are scarce and you never see them and this would be a great addition to any WW2 Collection.