Got a family heirloom today

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Looks to be in good condition. Any known story behind it?
I never heard much about about our relative's experiences and it likely falls along the lines of most veterans who prefer not to revisit their hell. An example: I have their rifle (passed down to me decades ago) and it bears gruesome scars on it - both in the blood etching on the muzzle/bayonnette lug area and deep grooves on the stock (that conform to Allied helmet rims) but it's a fantastic hunting rifle.

The cockades were replaced at some point and I suspect the "Adler" was as well. The tin rim, ridge and "spike" are original, as is the band and chin-strap.
 

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