Just got this one, nice bnz42 C block. I realized late last year that I almost had every bnz code from 1940 - 45 except for 42. Granted a few are reworks, but still, so I wanted a bnz42 and found what I think is a great rifle. Anyway, this has some neat details in the stock that I wanted to point out. The stock is Steyr made, wrist is marked e/623 which is typical. However, this one is not too worn and the e/WaA623 proof is still visible at the bottom near the rear sling band (we show this on a bnz43 stock in the book). The handguard is e/359 proofed as well, another inspection that wears off pretty quickly. Steyr used a lot of e/359 inspected stocks in this period, so not a big surprise, just neat that the inspection made it this long. Rest of the rifle is typical bnz42, Steyr made receiver and bolt which is nice. Took these pics with my old D40 Nikon I bought to use for the Kriegsmodell book 9 years ago, still seems to work well. Slower than the newer cameras but I love the pics from it.
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