Wolfsburg
Senior Member
So I picked up this 1900 Spandau a few days ago. Took a bit of a gamble on it and probably overpaid at $550 but it appears to be a legitimate bolt mismatch, Paul informed me it has a potentially interesting unit marking and frankly I've just wanted an early Gew.98 of some flavor for a while. Besides the bolt (and an unnumbered cleaning rod someone added), all other numbers match. This is an old war bond rifle and unfortunately has a plugged barrel. The bolt is missing its extractor but appears to otherwise match itself. I've not checked the firing pin but I do know it is clipped. If I'm not mistaken, the bolt appears to be Amberg. The stock itself has either been refinished, is heavily worn, or perhaps is an armorer's spare? Not sure? I can find no evidence of external serialling and almost no evidence of cyphers except for a hint of a single cypher near the heel. The stock and handguard are numbered internally and are matching. What's funny is that after some internet snooping it appears this rifle once belonged to Craig Brown and was sold at Amoskeag back in March. I may eventually look into having this rifle unplugged (is MauserBill still around?) and either get a replacement firing pin and extractor or just get another bolt altogether. It's not perfect and has some issues, but I'm glad to have it!
I apologize for the crappy pics. I took them fairly quickly but I'll try to take some better ones at a later date.
I apologize for the crappy pics. I took them fairly quickly but I'll try to take some better ones at a later date.
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