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Another gunbroker purchase..1916 Danzig

rockisle1903

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http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=321503179

The rifle is all matching but the bolt...which matches itself....I do have a couple questions on this one. First, what is the mark below the acceptance markings? Second would someone know what rifle the bolt originally came from? And finally, What is the significance of the G stamping on the bolt root and some of the bolt parts?....Thanks ahead, Mike
 

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It is a Danzig bolt, probably earlier, would have to double check the acceptance trends to give a range. The marking under the second acceptance is what we call a qualifier, probably some sub-assembly acceptance, they are consistent in a large range, late 1915 through early 1917, almost without exception, but the letters change and sometimes there are more than one. Danzig was the top rifle manufacturer of the Gewehr98, no one is really close, they made a huge number during the war and their sloppiness is probably because of the enormous numbers made (like at Erfurt).

While Danzig is the most produced Gewehr98 maker, it doesn't mean matching "original" examples are common, they can be tough to find nice, especially pre-1917. It seems Danzig/1917 is far and away the easiest Danzig to find, of the wartime makers, there are more original-matching Danzig/1917 than 1915-1916 & 1918 combined.

Too bad the stock acceptance aren't a little clearer, good report though, especially the barrel code. Bismarckhütte steel, seems most typical for Danzig, at first I didn't see a pattern to blank deliveries, but for Danzig one has developed.
 

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