ID help with WW2 item ,solved

[CMDiamonddawg]

My Uncle Jim "First Inf .Div." gave me this . Mortar gunner in the 26 Regt. Landed on Omaha Beach D- day . N Africa Sicily, D day, Bulge, Hurtgen Forest, Aachen. He is 92 and says it's a sniper scope case . Correct? which scope? and value to collectors ? Can anyone help , ALSO, having a hard time trying to open it! Rusted metal ring under cap. Does cap pull off or screw off ? Thanks for any

 

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[kuger]

Re: ID help with WW2 item

I stand corrected. I wasn't thinking about how damn LOOONNNG those springfield scopes were.

I think that is EXACTLY what it is...

03 Springfield was a bada$$ sniper rifle ,does that long scope mount on an M1 Garrand also? Keep thinking Jackson in Prv Ryan ,thought he had a case

I agree with you about the rifle. I have an 03-A3 Remington 30.06 given to me by my grandfather. It was still in military stock and web at the time. My father hand carved a sporting stock for it from Birch wood. It is marked: U.S. Remington Model 03-A3 Followed by the serial number. Wish I knew all of the history of this weapon. HH

Not sure where you can find it but there was ability to trace service sniper weapons(by S. #.I remember Carlos Hathcock talking about tracing his rifle.

 

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[boondocker]

Re: ID help with WW2 item

the case is a Unertl sniper scope case used on the M1903A1 rifle, it is not German here are some pix from my WW2 USMC book, very nice it would look good in my USMC collection Dean

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Re: ID help with WW2 item

the case is a Unertl sniper scope case used on the M1903A1 rifle, it is not German here are some pix from my WW2 USMC book, very nice it would look good in my USMC collection Dean

Outstanding boondocker ,That's great USMC ,Thanks to all ,at work got 2 go

 

[Monty]

Re: ID help with WW2 item

I must have missed something. I thought it was a German scope case. But you are correct. Carlos Hathcock did use a ten power Unertl scope on a bolt action Springfield 1903A1 30.06 if I recall correctly to start with. Later on the USMC adopted a standard rifle, a Remington M40 in 7.62 mm NATO caliber with a variable power scope. The M40 was a Remington 700 action with a heavy "bull" barreld built specifically as a target grade rifle. Carlos even had a scope mounted on a .50 cal machinegun at one time! He shot matches with a .300 Winchester Mag. I just recently read his autobiography. He had 93 confirmed kills as a sniper in 'Nam. For ages he held the record for the longest kill shot. In the past couple of years a Canadian sniper broke his record using a .300 Lapua Rifle in Iraq. Well, again that's probably more than you wanted to know so I'll shut up! Monty

 

[kuger]

Re: ID help with WW2 item

I must have missed something. I thought it was a German scope case. But you are correct. Carlos Hathcock did use a ten power Unertl scope on a bolt action Springfield 1903A1 30.06 if I recall correctly to start with. Later on the USMC adopted a standard rifle, a Remington M40 in 7.62 mm NATO caliber with a variable power scope. The M40 was a Remington 700 action with a heavy "bull" barreld built specifically as a target grade rifle. Carlos even had a scope mounted on a .50 cal machinegun at one time! He shot matches with a .300 Winchester Mag. I just recently read his autobiography. He had 93 confirmed kills as a sniper in 'Nam. For ages he held the record for the longest kill shot. In the past couple of years a Canadian sniper broke his record using a .300 Lapua Rifle in Iraq. Well, again that's probably more than you wanted to know so I'll shut up! Monty

Yes,Carlos was the first to affix a scope on a salvaged .50,and recorded the longest "kill",in history by a sniper at that time.I had the honor of meeting Mr. Hathcock......quite a man.I learned a lot from him as well

 

[Monty]

One of the officers in my old patrol squad on the PD was stationed with Carlos in 'Nam. He wrote or helped write a book, "One Shot One Kill" about Carlos and other Marine Corps snipers. It was Craig Roberts who ended his police career piloting the police helicopter and has written a couple more books about Marine Corps battles. He kept in touch with Carlos up until Carlos died. Sgt. Hathcock should have received the CMH for his actions in saving the lives of several of his fellow Marines when he was in a transportation vehicle that was blown up by the VC. Although he was severely burned he pulled the rest of the injured men out of the burning vehicle and saved their lives at the risk of his own life and nearly died as a result. He spent months at the Brooks Military Burn Center stateside and never fully recovered. Monty

 

[kuger]

One of the officers in my old patrol squad on the PD was stationed with Carlos in 'Nam. He wrote or helped write a book, "One Shot One Kill" about Carlos and other Marine Corps snipers. It was Craig Roberts who ended his police career piloting the police helicopter and has written a couple more books about Marine Corps battles. He kept in touch with Carlos up until Carlos died. Sgt. Hathcock should have received the CMH for his actions in saving the lives of several of his fellow Marines when he was in a transportation vehicle that was blown up by the VC. Although he was severely burned he pulled the rest of the injured men out of the burning vehicle and saved their lives at the risk of his own life and nearly died as a result. He spent months at the Brooks Military Burn Center stateside and never fully recovered. Monty

Very true.When I had the honor of his presence he was in a declining state.I have all of the books ever written about him....truly a remarkable humble man!One of my biggest regrets was that I never got a photograph with him,at the time in my employment photos were taboo.