mauser99
Senior Member
I dug these out for a comparison shot. These are two super scarce JGA Germania Sport modell training rifles in .22 kal. Jga made a ton of trainers in this split bridge design but most are in .4mm lang. This was a separate line and marked differently and applicably named Germania. JGA alias was the Germania waffen fabric.
I may go out on a limb going off serial date that possibly only 4k were made. One being at the beginning of production and one at the near end. Not much changed other than the Proofing and caliber designation and stock material.
I have noticed this on other JGA products the later switch to Beech. Walnut was getting scarce and Beech was used as a stop gap. Beech is more than sufficient for low power rifles and not much fear of cracking. Just like mausers switch to elm In late 39 into 1940.
Other small differences are the stock letting for the sling keeper and bolt relief. All the other stock fitting less the cast white metal upper band and bayo lug are shared with the DSm34 rifle.
JGA was the only other maker who made a trainer with a bayonet lug other than the KKW. This rifle may have been their direct completion to the S/A to the KKW and the KKW won.
These rifles are quite heavy and have weighted stocks.
I may go out on a limb going off serial date that possibly only 4k were made. One being at the beginning of production and one at the near end. Not much changed other than the Proofing and caliber designation and stock material.
I have noticed this on other JGA products the later switch to Beech. Walnut was getting scarce and Beech was used as a stop gap. Beech is more than sufficient for low power rifles and not much fear of cracking. Just like mausers switch to elm In late 39 into 1940.
Other small differences are the stock letting for the sling keeper and bolt relief. All the other stock fitting less the cast white metal upper band and bayo lug are shared with the DSm34 rifle.
JGA was the only other maker who made a trainer with a bayonet lug other than the KKW. This rifle may have been their direct completion to the S/A to the KKW and the KKW won.
These rifles are quite heavy and have weighted stocks.
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