jack944
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In honor of the birth of our illustrious moderator's son... I post one of my favorite rifles that I own. All matching including the mount...untouched and all original.
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Jack, Very nice....BILLMore more more
Wow, that's a beauty. I've been looking for a matched-mount K43 sniper for a few years now, and they are very difficult to find in this condition. You're fortunate to have one in your collection. I'm glad to see that you've left it untouched. So many of these rifles have been hurt by improper cleaning.
I guess no serial # on the bolt indicates an armorer's replacement?... doesn't bother me a bit on this rifle.
Thanks for sharing it!
Sincerely,
Mike
The bolt was installed at the factory. It is not a replacement. In the d block there have been several other rifles noted as such. Just using up parts laying around.
note, the carrier is also a earlier war type. probably rejected earlier on for some minor reason then used in the last months of production...or they just reached the bottom of the bin and it was there.
Jack,
Does this rifle have a firing proof eagle on the barrel?
Mike,
You are correct. Most books including Darrin's super effort simply cannot contain all information about every variation. Darrin notes some bolt variations in the d block in his book. Unless you talk to guys that are here and have seen many rifles, you could make the incorrect assumption about what you see. You will find the more you collect that exceptions to rule occur more often than noted. Beware of absolutes that "all" guns have certain characterstics. Most often the statistical data set is so small that real conclusions are at best guidelines..not absolute.