Picture of the day.

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A-36's 42-83707, 42-83716 and 42-83715 in flight. Looks like they are fresh from the factory and flying over Southern or Central California.

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"... airborne version or just the angle of the picture"
Airborne, according to photo tag.
Paratrooper variants
Experimental versions of the Karabiner 98k intended for the German paratroopers that could be transported in shortened modes were produced. The standard Karabiner 98k was too long to be carried in a parachute drop. However, the German paratroopers made only limited combat drops after the 1941 Battle of Crete; there was therefore little need for these rifles. Specimens with folding stocks (Klappschaft) and with detachable barrels (Abnehmbarer Lauf) are known to have been produced at Mauser Oberndorf.[
 

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