THU SEPT 21, VERY SCARCE NAZI CAPTURED & WAFFENAMTED KARABINER 411(h), DUTCH OM No.4 BICYCLE CARBINE, MINT,MATCHING!

In mint, all matching condition, (which in and of itself is almost an impossibility), we have a Nazi issued and waffenamted Dutch Old Model No.4 Bicycle Carbine in 6.5×53 Dutch caliber.  This rifle bears the small eagle/Mg10 Marking of the Magdeburg Depot which repaired and inspected Beutewaffen (foreign weapons).

These weapons were captured and surrendered when Holland collapsed in 1940 during the German onslaught.  They were widely issued on all fronts, and there are even pictures of them being used in Russia, and many pictures of there use by German forces in Holland especially by the Luftwaffe.  They were also very widely distributed to the Volksturm late in the war.  The Germans used almost every weapon that they captured; finding one with actual German inspection marks is very scarce as they would only get stamped/ inspected if they went into a depot repair facility.   Today there is huge interest in these Beutewaffen and a book has recently been published on the subject as well.