Bob in OHIO
Senior Member
Bravo for getting the book finished. The DSM serials are beautifully compiled from many sources. I do wish the KKW serials were more expansive, and not limited just to the R. Simpson collection (RSC).
My central question is about production numbers & relative scarcity for each category of KKW, and I attempt to get at that using the frequency of rifles that are report in RSC.
Okay... I propose a complete KKW collection would include the following 7 types (excluding zf-41). The numbers in a [box] reflect the numbers reported from the RSC.
1. bSw ==> [38]
2. Gustloff (w/o a SN on bolt)
3. Gustloff (with bolt SN)
.......... #2 & #3 are not differentiated in the RSC data....==> [151].
4. Gustloff (with E/749 military proof ==> [7]
5. Walther ==> [34]
6. Mauser (small banner) ==> [17]
7. Mauser (large banner) ==> [30]
Simply based on the RSC sample (the best sampling we have).... the relative scarcity ranking is:
Gustloff (E749) < Mauser (sm) < Mauser (Lg) < Walther < bSw << Gustloff
.....(7).................. (17)................(30) .............(34).......(38).......(151)
My central question is about production numbers & relative scarcity for each category of KKW, and I attempt to get at that using the frequency of rifles that are report in RSC.
Okay... I propose a complete KKW collection would include the following 7 types (excluding zf-41). The numbers in a [box] reflect the numbers reported from the RSC.
1. bSw ==> [38]
2. Gustloff (w/o a SN on bolt)
3. Gustloff (with bolt SN)
.......... #2 & #3 are not differentiated in the RSC data....==> [151].
4. Gustloff (with E/749 military proof ==> [7]
5. Walther ==> [34]
6. Mauser (small banner) ==> [17]
7. Mauser (large banner) ==> [30]
Simply based on the RSC sample (the best sampling we have).... the relative scarcity ranking is:
Gustloff (E749) < Mauser (sm) < Mauser (Lg) < Walther < bSw << Gustloff
.....(7).................. (17)................(30) .............(34).......(38).......(151)