mauser1908
Senior Member
Well, with much anticipation here it is. Admittedly I was a little worried due to the quality of the auction photos but after unwrapping this one all my reservations melted away; I'm extremely pleased with this rifle, thanks to everyone here for all the help. I do believe this example is a WWI bring back rather than WWII given the configuration it's in. This rifle was extremely interesting to me given the Gl.V. marking, but I will say this rifle screams Danzig, you will see from the photos a few of the more crude elements to it. At some point in it's very late service it went through Küstrin indicated by the '2' marked on the buttplate, I assume this is where it received its replacement bolt.
Paul, unfortunately one of those 'crude' elements is the fact that they stamped the suffix over the last digit of the barrel code. It's Krupp 52x. I think you will find the location of the C/RC under the hardening proof interesting, as well as the C/RC on the buttplate. The buttplate is also marked with the serial number suffix at the top.
Receiver SN: 4928 a
Barrel SN: 4928 a Krupp 52x
Front sight SN: 28
Rear sight SN: 28
Sight Slider SN: 28
Ejector box SN: 28
Trigger Sear SN: 28
Front barrel band SN: 28
Rear barrel band SN: 28
Trigger guard SN: 4928
Trigger guard screws SN: 28
Floor Plate SN: 28
Follower SN: 28
Stock SN: 4928
Handguard SN: 4928
Buttplate SN: 4928
Bayonet lug SN: 28
Bolt body SN: 8785 nn Depot Renumber 4928
Extractor SN: 85
Safety SN: 85
Cocking piece SN: 85
Bolt sleeve SN: 85
Firing pin SN: 85
Paul, unfortunately one of those 'crude' elements is the fact that they stamped the suffix over the last digit of the barrel code. It's Krupp 52x. I think you will find the location of the C/RC under the hardening proof interesting, as well as the C/RC on the buttplate. The buttplate is also marked with the serial number suffix at the top.
Receiver SN: 4928 a
Barrel SN: 4928 a Krupp 52x
Front sight SN: 28
Rear sight SN: 28
Sight Slider SN: 28
Ejector box SN: 28
Trigger Sear SN: 28
Front barrel band SN: 28
Rear barrel band SN: 28
Trigger guard SN: 4928
Trigger guard screws SN: 28
Floor Plate SN: 28
Follower SN: 28
Stock SN: 4928
Handguard SN: 4928
Buttplate SN: 4928
Bayonet lug SN: 28
Bolt body SN: 8785 nn Depot Renumber 4928
Extractor SN: 85
Safety SN: 85
Cocking piece SN: 85
Bolt sleeve SN: 85
Firing pin SN: 85
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