Another 1916 Danzig!

Heres the later purchase, and later rifle. Its 3496 ff. So this is like 180K later than the other one in the n block? Am i doing that right? how many of these things did they make that year?! Anyway I bought it because it just had a lot of character even tho I had a 1916 Danzig already. the price was reasonable too because the stock had some damage. theres two notches cut in to the stock ahead of the finger groove on the RH side. also there were what appeared to be stains around the finger grooves and receiver. So the gentleman was good enough to take a few dollars off! When I got it home and took a closer look at the stains, it appears to be from it wearing a bolt cover for a long time -- i put one next to the rifle in some of the pics to illustrate the point. the stains line up perfectly with the bolt cover when you snap it on. the notches I have no idea. though its clear they're old and deliberate. I'll tell you tho if you simply hold the rifle and slide your left hand forward your fingertips fall nicely in to the notches. might be that simple. grip just like the grooves. although i don't know that the germans would approve of defacing the weapon in that fashion.

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sorry heres the last ones

This is a much nicer rifle, totally right from the acceptance pattern.

You are doing it right, Danzig used both the "i" & "j" blocks, the only one known to have done so. They made at least 430k in 1916, some reports go even higher. One reporting from a Polish website stated 500k, whether they made it that high is anyone's guess, but by serial ranges they are known into the 430k ranges (over 430k).

well goes to show you my limited grasp of g98's.

great looking rifle! i wonder how those chunks got taken out of the stock

i really don't know. but to me they are deliberate cuts not damage. why i have no idea.