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Beautiful piece

Spitting image of the one I showed bar the engraving....I've also noticed on some ss dientglass scopes that the letter 'i' after the 'D' has a 'turn up' at it's base...I don't actually know what you'd call the font.

thanks fellas, really appreciate all your time and explanations.

at bit clearer..

The death head looks too clean and crisp to be genuine...now I think about it looks a bit comical . thanks a lot

thanks very much..I'll get better pictures organized.

thanks a lot appreciate it

Can anyone shed light on this scope. Not sure if it's post war or restoration job. Any thoughts? thanks a lot

Beautiful...a premier investment grade piece for sure.

I like the 'silvery bluey' wear on last picture.

great information thanks a lot...fascinating stuff.

Wilco...whatever you think is best. Thanks

Could you please provide a link to your November 2008 MRJ article. thanks a lot

great thanks a lot....the barrel code is dsh 7 40 Pi then there's one WaA76 next to this code and 3 WaA63 on right side below the sight. Theres also another tiny serial number on the underside of the barrel just behind the sight hood...its hard to make out looks like XXX STRA

I'm ploughing through the volumes enjoying taking my time so I am a bit behind the knowledge front...! just a thought, because this Gew98 barrel is an ordnance replacement would it have had the serial number stamped in to match the receiver or is this an after thought (post war fake etc)? So I...

touché...one hell of an informative site for sure.

thanks for the info....this one doesn't have leading XX's but barrel serial number is same as receiver with different font and a vertical WaA76 on the barrel.

great, thanks very much for this information. I've been shown a GEW98 conversion with a dsh barrel all matching...is it possible that this could be an exception? thanks a lot

would barrel code 'dsh' be considered uncommon among barrel finisher codes?

Are there any markings to determine when it was converted?