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    • Vogt, Henry- Chicago, Ill.

German Hunting Guns

Instruction and Owner’s Manuals

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VEB Fahrzeug und Jagdwaffenwerk Ernst Thälmann Model 30, 32 Drilling Instruction booklet

German Hunting Guns