Ar 43
- Thread starter Colt1911
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Bolt has been ground and renumbered by the looks of it. It also isn't a true ar43 based on the small firing proof.
I should be more clear. The bolt, shroud and safety look ground and renumbered.
That's exactly what I thought as well. Thank you very much for your reply!
Correct, this is a ce/44 built upon a ar/43 receiver. Better pictures would be helpful, including all markings on the barreled receiver, especially the barrel code, but because of the serialing method, we know this is a ce/44 (not a ce/43 or ar/43).
Recently we discussed this superficially, a week or two ago, but when Mauser-Berlin dropped rifle production they sent their receivers and remaining components to others to assemble, mostly to Mauser-Oberndorf, but JPS also.
Recently we discussed this superficially, a week or two ago, but when Mauser-Berlin dropped rifle production they sent their receivers and remaining components to others to assemble, mostly to Mauser-Oberndorf, but JPS also.
heavy_mech
RKI- Reasonably Knowledgable Individual
http://phoenix.backpage.com/SportsE...8-kar98-8mm-bolt-action-rifle-w-ammo/52692283
Here is the ad. I'm on my phone and for some reason it won't let me save the pictures from backpage to post them here..
Don't you still think the bolt looks renumbered??
USCS03
Senior Member
In looking at the bolt flat, it doesn't look right to me. It may be the crappy pictures but the typical scallop on the bolt flat doesn't seem to be there. The numbers look off as well. It may be me or the pictures but the top of the shroud looks to have been ground and ghost numbers still present.
I never commented on the bolt because it is obviously bad... no question is bad and although the pictures from the advertisement are terrible, two more things can be stated with certainty, - the stock is bad and the TG is re-numbered also.
Naturally I would not want to dissuade you from a purchase you have you heart in, but this rifle is a tremendously bad deal at $700. The rifle (barreled receiver) is a rather scarce variation, but the rifle is also a cobbled together accumulation of parts and probably not worth much. It could also be worse in that these pictures do not show everything and it could have other ugly surprises in store.
Naturally I would not want to dissuade you from a purchase you have you heart in, but this rifle is a tremendously bad deal at $700. The rifle (barreled receiver) is a rather scarce variation, but the rifle is also a cobbled together accumulation of parts and probably not worth much. It could also be worse in that these pictures do not show everything and it could have other ugly surprises in store.
