[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] firearms in Volynia

[Jerry Frank]

Interesting question Elmer.  I cannot answer it directly.

However, one of the few family stories in my ancestry is that my 
grandfather served his time in the Russian Army as the equivalent of a 
forest / game warden in the service of the Czar.  He did so in 
Volhynia.  I'm not sure what that job entailed but I have also heard 
stories about poaching game in these forests so it may have been, at 
least in part, to protect against that. 

Unless you were into snaring, I'm not sure how you would poach animals 
without a gun so I suspect that at least some people owned them.  Not 
sure what specific animals were involved but at the very least, I would 
assume deer.

Jerry Frank
Calgary, AB



Elmer wrote:
> Were ethnic Germans who lived in Volynia , allowed to own firearms . Also , were there many wild animals to hunt 
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> Elmer Grenke 
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