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EOD - bombs and bullets
Stumbled on this at the local Pawn Shop....still had a week to go on Pawn, but I threw some money down to hold it if it wasn't picked up, and it wasn't, so was able to bring it home. Apparently the nekkid flyer also saw this, although he didn't throw down fast enough...
When they said MAS 34, I thought maybe they meant MAS 36...never heard of a MAS 34, and when they pulled it out, I was stumped...but it looked right, so I threw the money down, figured I would research it while waiting...I was pleasantly surprised to find out how scarce they are. The Germans had a Fremdegerat Number for it, and quite a few of them are LK5 marked, but this one is not.
It is a bolt mismatch, but bolt is F 32904, the rifle is F 31474, so not far apart. Trigger guard and stock match. Missing horizontal trigger assembly screw, have that coming from Liberty Tree...when I picked it up, I also noticed its missing the stacking hook, so I will be on the hunt for one....
Pulled handguard...and found out its duffle cut...no import marks, so perhaps it was a bringback. Barrel marked MAS 1936...and RG...not sure what that signifies (The RG)....
Also any idea what the "E" on top of the receiver means? The buttplate has some stamps on top, hard to make out, may become clearer after some careful cleaning....unless someone know what they are...
I will disassemble and do some judicious cleaning....there is a wrap of ancient tape around the butt that needs to be removed, and some paint splatters.
It's been a long time since I bought anything French flavored, but I figured I would roll the dice on this, and I am glad I did. It will look good next to my 8mm Berthier carbine....now I wish I didn't sell off my pre-war MAS 36....
When they said MAS 34, I thought maybe they meant MAS 36...never heard of a MAS 34, and when they pulled it out, I was stumped...but it looked right, so I threw the money down, figured I would research it while waiting...I was pleasantly surprised to find out how scarce they are. The Germans had a Fremdegerat Number for it, and quite a few of them are LK5 marked, but this one is not.
It is a bolt mismatch, but bolt is F 32904, the rifle is F 31474, so not far apart. Trigger guard and stock match. Missing horizontal trigger assembly screw, have that coming from Liberty Tree...when I picked it up, I also noticed its missing the stacking hook, so I will be on the hunt for one....
Pulled handguard...and found out its duffle cut...no import marks, so perhaps it was a bringback. Barrel marked MAS 1936...and RG...not sure what that signifies (The RG)....
Also any idea what the "E" on top of the receiver means? The buttplate has some stamps on top, hard to make out, may become clearer after some careful cleaning....unless someone know what they are...
I will disassemble and do some judicious cleaning....there is a wrap of ancient tape around the butt that needs to be removed, and some paint splatters.
It's been a long time since I bought anything French flavored, but I figured I would roll the dice on this, and I am glad I did. It will look good next to my 8mm Berthier carbine....now I wish I didn't sell off my pre-war MAS 36....
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