I haven't posted much in a while partly cause I haven't made many purchases as of late! But with a bit more time on my hands I did have this one out of deep storage and don't think I've shared in the past so I thought why not. it's got the odd-size laminated stock and it's in the S block as most of these are I think. 8940S to be exact. Looks like they had a bad solder day with this one! it's also a bolt-mismatch, the bolt is 7914S. I mostly try to avoid that but didn't mind it so much here. I like these pinstripe stocks and also got 8148S which has the wood too and is built on a leftover BNZ 44 receiver, and 7794 with a pinstripe HG. I'll get them out too but this one has the best wood. john
Odd-size laminate
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M1903A3
Keeper of the Def's Head
Whoa that rifle is fantastic!! The pinstripe stock and sloppy solder job are great, as is the jumbled serial and letter block. I can’t wait to see your other mentioned rifles, thank you for sharing this one. Also, your pictures are just fine I think!
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Nice one.
I like the odd size wood.
Any chance your take a photo with the butt plate off? I’d like to compare to my Gustloff.
We’re the Gustloff blanks and steyr blanks the same? Any markings as to maker ? Any date?
http://www.k98kforum.com/showthread.php?26404-bcd4-96188-First-no-letter-Odd-size-laminate
I like the odd size wood.
Any chance your take a photo with the butt plate off? I’d like to compare to my Gustloff.
We’re the Gustloff blanks and steyr blanks the same? Any markings as to maker ? Any date?
http://www.k98kforum.com/showthread.php?26404-bcd4-96188-First-no-letter-Odd-size-laminate
that gun is just gorgeous (and another reason why I apologize for my photography). I've never turned a screw on this one and would rather not honestly but I can offer under-the-butt shots of a Brunn II pinstripe and another Gustloff if that helps. the gustloff is hard to see but marked "2 50 45 NA" and the Brunn has nothing on the butt and just the "phh" in the channel. Mike and Bruce could answer the question of blank suppliers better than me I think. To my eye the three represented here all appear identical up close.
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Stephan98k
aka 8x57IS
I think your Gustloff stock completion date code is rather "NA 2 50 43" with the date December 14, 1943. Your code would mean December 11, 1945. Which letter block is your Gustloff and it's a bcd 4?
I thought the odd size laminate was a very late 44 or early 45 thing only? A lot of bcd 4 receivers were used in 45 production correct?
Stephan98k
aka 8x57IS
I agree with you and "44" could suit in the known time frame.
@Stan
You are right and this topic is very well covered in Volume III at page 165/166.
Agree! I think what's most interesting about these is, we've gone from thinking about these as "experimental Steyr stocks" to understanding that Steyr, Gustloff, Brunn II and even MO (with their own blank variation I believe) had these. Only Brunn I didn't, or perhaps they remain to be found as well. The books have brought us a long way.....
