PrayingMantis
Senior Member
I bought this last week at the OGCA last weekend, but the seller wanted it to go through an FFL. He then shipped it to the wrong person. So, a week after I should have got it, it was finally safely in my hands. I paid $425; initially I worried that I overpaid but after closer examination I feel confident about my purchase, especially the ways Gews have been selling lately.
It's a non-duffle cut, bolt mismatch, vet bring-back from an Ohio soldier of the 37th Division(!). The bolt is all matching to itself, save for the firing pin, which is Czech so I imagine the original was clipped and this is its replacement. The rest is all matching, except for the floorplate, which is overstamped, and the follower, which must have been overlooked by the armourer. According to the buttplate it went through a rework in Cologne, probably for the floorplate/follower and the handguard, which is an unnumbered but well-proofed beech replacement. The stock is in really nice shape, with interesting stamps (pictured); could the script R be a subcontractor mark, like the script B that shows up sometimes? It also looks like there is an A, indicating a previous rejection, and an O or C, maybe reacceptance?
The unfortunate part is that the previous owner heavily coated the gun in linseed oil, so the exposed metal is often gunky. The worst part of this, however, is that the front band will not come out so I haven't been able to get at the barrel code. Any ideas as to how I can break that hold? I've been trying with oil but to no avail.
And it came with a cleaning rod, though it is not matching. Overall I'm very pleased with the gun, especially since it is an ONG/37th Div capture.
WAFFENFABRIK MAUSER A-G OBERNDORF A/N 1915
Receiver SN 1670 n
Barrel SN 1670 n
Front sight SN 70
Rear sight SN 70
Sight Slider SN 70, 70, 70
Ejector box SN 70
Trigger Sear SN
Front barrel band SN 70
Rear barrel band SN 70
Trigger guard SN 1670
Trigger guard screws SN 02, 07
Floor Plate SN 07 (overstamped)
Follower SN 87
Stock SN 1670
Handguard SN not numbered
Buttplate SN 1670 4 H
Bayonet lug SN 70
Cleaning Rod SN 53
Bolt body SN 6286 k
Extractor SN 86
Safety SN 86
Cocking piece SN 86
Bolt sleeve SN 86
Firing pin SN Czech, not numbered
It's a non-duffle cut, bolt mismatch, vet bring-back from an Ohio soldier of the 37th Division(!). The bolt is all matching to itself, save for the firing pin, which is Czech so I imagine the original was clipped and this is its replacement. The rest is all matching, except for the floorplate, which is overstamped, and the follower, which must have been overlooked by the armourer. According to the buttplate it went through a rework in Cologne, probably for the floorplate/follower and the handguard, which is an unnumbered but well-proofed beech replacement. The stock is in really nice shape, with interesting stamps (pictured); could the script R be a subcontractor mark, like the script B that shows up sometimes? It also looks like there is an A, indicating a previous rejection, and an O or C, maybe reacceptance?
The unfortunate part is that the previous owner heavily coated the gun in linseed oil, so the exposed metal is often gunky. The worst part of this, however, is that the front band will not come out so I haven't been able to get at the barrel code. Any ideas as to how I can break that hold? I've been trying with oil but to no avail.
And it came with a cleaning rod, though it is not matching. Overall I'm very pleased with the gun, especially since it is an ONG/37th Div capture.
WAFFENFABRIK MAUSER A-G OBERNDORF A/N 1915
Receiver SN 1670 n
Barrel SN 1670 n
Front sight SN 70
Rear sight SN 70
Sight Slider SN 70, 70, 70
Ejector box SN 70
Trigger Sear SN
Front barrel band SN 70
Rear barrel band SN 70
Trigger guard SN 1670
Trigger guard screws SN 02, 07
Floor Plate SN 07 (overstamped)
Follower SN 87
Stock SN 1670
Handguard SN not numbered
Buttplate SN 1670 4 H
Bayonet lug SN 70
Cleaning Rod SN 53
Bolt body SN 6286 k
Extractor SN 86
Safety SN 86
Cocking piece SN 86
Bolt sleeve SN 86
Firing pin SN Czech, not numbered
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