I have an old rifle that I need some information on.  Can someone tell me what I actually have.  I would also like to know how old it is.  Can't find anything about a CH Heidingsfelder from Windsheim.  Looks like a barrel insert on the end.  Also how do these work?  I got it from an estate and the family said it was brought back from WW2 but who knows.  I know a back sight is missing, is anything else?  I am asking lots of questions and thanks for any info you have.

Thanks for the info.  Does the thumb rest look normal or has part of it been knocked off?  Were the tall rear sight as unique as the rifle or can a standard one be purchased?

Regarding the the sight, there are a lot of different mounting systems for the sight base to receiver. You can either have Bill Loos make one or do a search on Ebay and hope you can find something close. Bill also sells used sights, when he gets them, mainly on Ebay.

Your thumb rest has been broken off and sanded, most stocks have a added piece to the main stock for the thumb rest. You can see the parting line on my stock, if you look close. Yours could be repaired by a good stock maker.

Frank