Picked this gem up off the Vets Grandson BCD 43 all matched, and a plus he is looking for his grandfathers Bringback box! I will post more pics in a while of the full gun, but the barrel on her is a FN barrel waffen 140 with a the regular CH code, but I personally have not seen or know what these other markings denote, and was curious if someone could enlighten me on them! Thank you Gage!
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Picked this gem up off the Vets Grandson BCD 43 all matched, and a plus he is looking for his grandfathers Bringback box! I will post more pics in a while of the full gun, but the barrel on her is a FN barrel waffen 140 with a the regular CH code, but I personally have not seen or know what these other markings denote, and was curious if someone could enlighten me on them! Thank you Gage!
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These are a little elusive, especially matching and original. This variation generally falls within the bb-hh blocks of 1941 Mauser production, every block in that range is known with rifles, but they generally intermingle with normal byf/41 rifles, however by the hh-block they are pretty much solo as I have never recorded a byf/41 hh-block (though such a rifle probably exists... at the moment all hh-blocks are Mauser Banners and there are quite a few of them)
AWZ was a barrel blank/steel provider to FN. IIRC, it was either a Belgium or French steel mill. I think this info is in Vol 2b for the Gustloff section. Also, did you mean to create your own thread for this one?
Yes, I see on page 189. I have 10 hh-blocks recorded, some they do not list and some they have i do not. It is the most numerous block of this variation for both our trends research. I have recorded 3 ff-blocks also that are not listed in the book, plus one gg-block. All blocks are accounted for between bb-hh, most in the hh-block.
Quite a rare and amazing rifle too find. Makes me wonder what the next Mauser you will post from your friends collection!
the hh block looks the most observed actually
regards