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Hello,to all Friends of in Guns. Sorry for my bad english but its not my first Language. I'm from Germany and i found this topic coincidentally.This was may Rifle and i want to tell you the whole Story about it.
Maybe in 2003 or 2003 a Gun Dealer offered Ammunition in 10,75x68 from the last production Charge from RWS. I was interested in this Caliber and so i bought a Package with 200 Rounds. But i had no Rifle to shoot them. So i looked for a Gun. In Sweden i found one from Thieme und Schlegelmilch in a nice condition, similar to this Rifle you wrote about. Just the openinglever from the Magazin was a little different. Within this package there are five Rounds Vintage Cartridges.
The first problem was that only the old Cartridges fittet to the Riflen. The new ones are slightly thicker in Diameter of the Brass. It seem that there was a modification depends the sizes. So i had a Rifle without a Scope Mount and so only usable to collect ore use on the shooting range and 200 Rounds which i can't use.

I sold the Rifle...

The i found a modern 98 Modell from Truvelo South africa at Egun. Bought it, fitted with a Scope and use it for hunting. Thats the Story before this Rifle reached me. Funny Tail i think.

This Rifle above i found at Widforss in Sweden and i try to buy it just for resale in Germany and safe a little Money with it. So i talked and mailed to Widforss about terms and conditions for shipping, etc. I won the auction and the problems began. Widforss only want to send to a Company not to my private adress. I discussed a while with them and then i found a Dealer who sends them his Licence. They don't agree and my Rifle still stores in Sweden. then i found another Dealer but Widforss don't anser for his Mails. Then i hired a Lawyer to send them a Letter. Widforss don't answered. At the End i found via Egun a man whos Wife worked in Stockholm and he visited her every two or three Weeks. He knew a little bit the swedish menatlity and he offers me to pick up the Rifle and bring it direct to Germany. So i received the Gun more than one year after winning the auction!

I was really frustrated about the long time and my costs and only want to sell it asap. so i offered it in Egun and it goes to Stiegele Jagd in Munich, Germany. With no money left, bad business.:(((

Yesterday i looked on it and i found it on an older Website from Stiegele for 3.500$. Herrman Historica also offered a Rifle like this some years ago. They wrote about less than 30 Rifles of this type were built by T&S. Two of them i had.

Thats the Story of this Gun as i know. Hope you enjoy it!

Jens

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