Can somebody ID this rifle and scope?

The Brits used a lot of hunting rifles in marksman/sniper roles, many of them “unauthorized” per se. So, with no basis whatsoever, I’m calling it a Rigby, in 275 Rigby, with a pre-war German scope. Because irony.

Ya, Im saying its a "liberated" German civilian hunting rifle.

That's an all around cool photo. Not only for the rifle. The picture is listed as a Seaforth-Highlander Unit. The soldier holding the rifle wears a paratrooper's helmet as do several other soldiers in the picture. I admit my google-foo is weak, but there is no mention of that unit being parachute trained. There is also the Bren carrier - not exactly airborne equipment. Probably the waning days of the war. I'm glad that kind of destruction didn't visit the USA. I'm guessing those gentlemen aren't shooting at a bad guy. Cool rifle, cool picture. Thanks for sharing.

My first thought was captured German sniper rifle. But then it doesn't look like a K98 sniper version or anything else that I recognize. I'm with NIGHTLORD40K in that it's a German civilian sporting rifle. That front mount off the bottom of the objective bell of the scope tells me "German". Here's a picture I had here on the computer of a double claw mount K98k sniper. It was common on older German optics to see that style front mount. It's obvious they aren't in combat. Just checking out that fellows new war trophy sporting rifle, I would guess. Thanks for posting that. It's quite neat.

TikkaShooter said:

The .275 Rigby is also know as the 7 x 57 Mauser.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7×57mm_Mauser

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"Because irony"

The scope appears to be an Ajack with a commercial German mount. The rifle could be almost anything, likely mauser based. The stock appears to be civilian, but note the military style rear sling attachment.

Nightlord - I'm with you. The barrel is too long for a Mauser. It looks like a sporting rifle.

seen some listed as "B type" that have the same style front sight, and a more military esk stock.

It sure looks like a Mauser safety and bolt release.

BigBore44 said:

It sure looks like a Mauser safety and bolt release.

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Also has the Mauser's cut out on the left side of the receiver for thumbing down a clip.

My vote is for an interwar German sporter, either new made or a conversion using a military action. Military actions were rebarreled to non-military chamberings to avoid destruction under the Versailles Treaty conditions -- my Wehrmannsgewher is another type.