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Mauser 1915

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Here some pics of my new Waffenfabrik Mauser A.G Oberndorf A/N 1915 - not a beauty but a exciting gun.
 

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I agree that it is a very interesting piece. This is actually a Gew98M, updated around 1935 with a new rear sight for the s.S Patrone. It appears to have kept most of its original Imperial parts. Do you have any pics of the rear band? Is it wide or narrow?

It was also rebarreled with a new Simson made barrel at some point too, perhaps in an earlier rework.
 
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Thanks Ryan for the info - super -now I now a lot more of this piece.


I agree that it is a very interesting piece. This is actually a Gew98M, updated around 1935 with a new rear sight for the s.S Patrone. It appears to have kept most of its original Imperial parts. Do you have any pics of the rear band? Is it wide or narrow?

It was also rebarreled with a new Simson made barrel at some point too, perhaps in an earlier rework.
 

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Neat rifle, are there any other markings on the stock, specifically the sides of the buttstock, buttplate, wrist area or underside of the buttstock? Perhaps on the take down?
 
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SimsonSuhl here some pics marks on the buttstock/wrist area

Neat rifle, are there any other markings on the stock, specifically the sides of the buttstock, buttplate, wrist area or underside of the buttstock? Perhaps on the take down?
 

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SimsonSuhl here some pics marks on the buttstock/wrist area

The EWB indicates the stock was once in the property of the Einwohnerwehr Bayern (Bavarian militia). Does the stock match the gun? Any serial numbers anywhere on the stock?
 
Good question, also is there any other markings on the stock that you haven't imaged?

The EWB indicates the stock was once in the property of the Einwohnerwehr Bayern (Bavarian militia). Does the stock match the gun? Any serial numbers anywhere on the stock?
 
Hey Guys,

What would the scenario be for an EWB rifle like this one, that wasn't a double-date 1920?
I learned a lot with my recent 1917/1920 Amberg / EWB acquisition, but wondering about that period between end of the war and 1920, where the EWB would be wielding these rifles, until they were forced to disband ~1921 (?).
Also interesting to note the EWB stamping is oriented 90 degrees different between these 2 examples.
 

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Most EWB aren't property marked.

Of course we do not even know if this stock matches the action, whether it dates to an wartime rework or an interwar addition. The brand can vary (orientation) but is generally in the same location. Some rifles (EWB) were turned in, some "lost", some surely destroyed. You can find "original" EWB's today, rifles that are "Imperial" but have the brand. They clearly were never turned in and probably were hidden away or part of some clandestine smuggling operation. (Read up on Röhm, he was an interesting character, far more interesting than Hitler, he was a key player early on in Bavaria, an arms smuggler, and probably one of the more "honest" of the early nazis. He point blank admitted many of the early nazi, SA types, were recruited from the communists, which makes perfect sense if you read the early nazi platform, Hitler's 1920's "25 Point Program" and many other statements on profit and business, they were radically anti-capitalist, hardly differing from the communists they hated & fought.. he, Röhm, said most early nazis, SA types, came from the down & out and communists because the pay was better...)

The property marked rifles were largely destroyed, the numbers held by the German military before August 1920 were vastly in excess of treaty limits, they surely figured prominently in the destruction totals through 1923.

Hey Guys,

What would the scenario be for an EWB rifle like this one, that wasn't a double-date 1920?
I learned a lot with my recent 1917/1920 Amberg / EWB acquisition, but wondering about that period between end of the war and 1920, where the EWB would be wielding these rifles, until they were forced to disband ~1921 (?).
Also interesting to note the EWB stamping is oriented 90 degrees different between these 2 examples.
 
Bjarne

Hej er der en grund til du ikke svarede på mit spørgsmål sidst?
Det lød på hvilken tilladelse du har alle dine våben på?

Hej Bjarne
Vores interesse tillader ikke tilladelser til de historiske våben vi gerne vil eje, K/43 MP 44 mm. Man må, som jeg, være forsigtig med sine erhvervelser.
 
stock markings

Good question, also is there any other markings on the stock that you haven't imaged?

Yes found this nr. on the inside of the stock - same nr as rest of the gun. There are no other marks on the stock.
 

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