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I don’t recall seeing an inspection like this before, has anyone else? It’s on a Spandau depot rifle with multiple more common 27/19 inspections. Unfortunately it’s very faint, so I can’t make out what is below it. This is stamped low down on the keel and looks to be canceling out a factory inspection.
 

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I don’t recall seeing an inspection like this before, has anyone else? It’s on a Spandau depot rifle with multiple more common 27/19 inspections. Unfortunately it’s very faint, so I can’t make out what is below it. This is stamped low down on the keel and looks to be canceling out a factory inspection.

Is that a Spanish marking?
 
That would be odd with a swastika under the eagle :biggrin1: I wish I could photograph it better it’s just so faint. In hand you can make out more of it easier. The rifle is all matching and duffle cut too just for reference.
 
Clearly this is a rare Waffenowl marking..

Not to be confused with an authenticator it was often used as a Waffenmeister's seal of approval for an assistants field modification.

Seriously though it does remind me of the thunderbird proof from Imperial era.
 
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I thought this was supposed to be a useful forum! :laugh: thanks any way guys! Haha

What could be less useful than a Mother Teresa - cinnabon comparison? :googlie

FN, I think what we have is an E/WaA135 that has distortion from stains or the wood grain, etc. The outlier could be a very old attempt at eagle wanking by someone. I think it just age, wear, stains, water, etc.
 
Craig, it’s a depot rework BLM in the original stock. Many but not all of the other inspections are faint, well used combat rifle, I’ll try to snap some better pictures.
 
That changes the analysis. I didn't read I just looked at the pictures. I believe there is a rework marking with upswept wings like that, IIRC, I just can't recall which it is.
 
Well luckily my wife’s phone has a much better camera. It almost looks spandau, but it definitely has a “W” preceding the numbers. This is the first upswept wing eagle I can recall seeing, but maybe this is fairly common on depot reworks? The stock is interesting because they applied a redundant serial number.
 

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That's definitely a Spandau depot inspect. I've seen the upwing depot marking but recall it being on bwaf rifles, not German, but there is crossover there.
 
It’s typical that they apply redundant serial numbers. I’ve seen that when the original was clear as day. No idea in the other, I can’t make anything out but I suspect it’s associated with the original blm stuff, except Spandau is known to put a marking in the keel too.


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Farb, for some reason I recall seeing an odd upwing type inspect on a bwaf / foreign rifle rework. I believe there was discussion about it as it was odd. The Su inspects are consistent as to the small one on the side of the butt and a large one on the keel, with the new stock rework numbers. It could be Elvis toast.
 
Would be interesting to see if there are others. It is the original stock though, same serial stamped twice, like Mike mentioned too. The “W” preceding may very well be part of a cancelled out inspection, makes it hard to tell what we’re looking at with possibly two stamped in the same spot.
 

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Would be interesting to see if there are others. It is the original stock though, same serial stamped twice, like Mike mentioned too. The “W” preceding may very well be part of a cancelled out inspection, makes it hard to tell what we’re looking at with possibly two stamped in the same spot.

You can see a small "a" next to the W too.....it is an interesting and cool gun, neat re-work! I got to fondle it....:thumbsup:
 

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