I'm a first time user in need of some help.
I have a Mauser my dad brought home from WWII. Found it recently when cleaning out a closet in my mom's house. The stock is badly cut-up ("customized" by a younger sibling somewhere along the line) I recently purchased a replacement stock on ebay that looks to be identical to the original.
I'm not sure how to remove the bayonet mount (does the pin simply push out?), the recoil lug assembly or the take down disc. All these pieces are in the original stock, but none are in the replacement.
The replacement stock has been stripped of its original finish, and the original handguard still has its original finish. I was planning to lightly sand the replacement stock, strip and sand the handguard and then finish both as close to original color as possible. I don't know what the original color really is.
I have no idea if this rifle has any value other than sentimental. From what I have learned through research on the Internet I know it was made in 1944 at Oberndorf. The serial numbers on the rifle are all the same (9524) except for the bolt (9558) and the replacement stock (5083).
Any assistance, direction or information would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
I have a Mauser my dad brought home from WWII. Found it recently when cleaning out a closet in my mom's house. The stock is badly cut-up ("customized" by a younger sibling somewhere along the line) I recently purchased a replacement stock on ebay that looks to be identical to the original.
I'm not sure how to remove the bayonet mount (does the pin simply push out?), the recoil lug assembly or the take down disc. All these pieces are in the original stock, but none are in the replacement.
The replacement stock has been stripped of its original finish, and the original handguard still has its original finish. I was planning to lightly sand the replacement stock, strip and sand the handguard and then finish both as close to original color as possible. I don't know what the original color really is.
I have no idea if this rifle has any value other than sentimental. From what I have learned through research on the Internet I know it was made in 1944 at Oberndorf. The serial numbers on the rifle are all the same (9524) except for the bolt (9558) and the replacement stock (5083).
Any assistance, direction or information would be much appreciated.
Thanks!