DOGolden
01-22-2006, 09:26 PM
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I took this picture several years ago while I was over at Fred's house. We started tinkering around and this is what we came up with. They are VZ24's, Czech built Mausers. Some of the finest Mausers ever built. These Queens of Battle from yesteryear that did their time, believe me. All of the bores were shot out, there was no rifling left, and the crowns were wore out too.
Sadly, none of them would hit paper at 100 yards. I helped Fred take these faded battle relics apart. The barrels became tomato stakes. The good stocks I sold, the broken stocks and handguards got burned in my fireplace (you should see how well an old oil soaked stock will burn). And the actions were used in the production of new rifles.
It took an entire weekend to get this one picture. I probably took over two hundred pictures. Yet, this one stuck out for some odd reason. Then I had to learn how to edit (that took another weekend). What you see here, ladies and gentlemen, is a picture that in essence took over sixty years to get right. And now, all we have left of them, is the memory of this one lone picture, of this Czech beauty and her sisters (these rifles looked very good).
My son Zachary liked this one picture so much that I printed it on to a 8x10 sheet of adhesive decal for him. And he has it displayed proudly in his room. You may have seen this picture displayed on other forums. It is here on display for you as well.
Enjoy!
I took this picture several years ago while I was over at Fred's house. We started tinkering around and this is what we came up with. They are VZ24's, Czech built Mausers. Some of the finest Mausers ever built. These Queens of Battle from yesteryear that did their time, believe me. All of the bores were shot out, there was no rifling left, and the crowns were wore out too.
Sadly, none of them would hit paper at 100 yards. I helped Fred take these faded battle relics apart. The barrels became tomato stakes. The good stocks I sold, the broken stocks and handguards got burned in my fireplace (you should see how well an old oil soaked stock will burn). And the actions were used in the production of new rifles.
It took an entire weekend to get this one picture. I probably took over two hundred pictures. Yet, this one stuck out for some odd reason. Then I had to learn how to edit (that took another weekend). What you see here, ladies and gentlemen, is a picture that in essence took over sixty years to get right. And now, all we have left of them, is the memory of this one lone picture, of this Czech beauty and her sisters (these rifles looked very good).
My son Zachary liked this one picture so much that I printed it on to a 8x10 sheet of adhesive decal for him. And he has it displayed proudly in his room. You may have seen this picture displayed on other forums. It is here on display for you as well.
Enjoy!