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The most valuable part of this gun is the stock! I thought the left side looked conspicuous haha. The Kronenol really pools up on maple.

I'll add to Marc's comment, this could also be an Amberg rework. The wrist would be the way to tell, but this might be too sanded to...

Great point, Cyrus! Only contribution I can make is the barrel is extremely late. It corresponds with late Böhler blanks from the tail...

Bavarian rebarrel as denoted by the crown A markings (Amberg Arsenal) & lion proofs. I’ll let the others chime in but I believe this is...

BTW, offhandedly this rifle reminded me of a repeated promise related to stormtroopers, - when I see such rifles it reminds me of the...

Here are commonly seen postcard. Sometimes ascribed to the 1918 offensives.

Great example, thank you for sharing!

I have to agree with Chris…. I have tried to stay away from running up against members here that I know their handles on GB rifles that...

I just got back from a week long trek at the Archives outside of Boston. I mentioned finding this among other things. Chris asked me to...

My understanding is that the stars there to help the shooter account for the difference in 8mm and 8.15x46 since the sight base was made...

I agree with @mdarnell19, side plate is fine. Color of the blue is exactly as it should be. It’s just had an easy life. OP fantastic...

Great rifle! Is the rear sight marked Gl.V.?

That’s a fantastic Simson, Jory! That don’t surface like that too often. Odd that the e block had such great survival.

That thing is wildly nice, Chris! Hard to believe it's a bond gun.

Thanks for the kind words everyone! Thanks, Cyrus! I think you're onto something. My assumption was Ingolstadt from the Bavarian...