I have recently aquired a nice looking 1937 oberndorf made mauser which i have learned (after some googling) is a portuguese contract weapon. It has the portuguese crest on the receiver, the V-style front sight and the sling swivels. Also WaA63 markings all over. I see no crest on the stock, nor any cross on the buttplate(was that only the 41 versions?). I have a couple questions about this weapon. The serial number is D7356. What does the D stand for?
Also on the barrel just in front of the receiver crest symbol there are a couple of markings i havent seen before, together with the number 979. What does that mean? The first symbol is a bit hard to describe, the second symbol looks like a checkered shield.
Finally on top of the barrel near the aforementioned marks there is a mark saying "8x57 IS" and then a symbol behind(like two "W" on top of eachother with a crossed "T" on the top "W"). Wondering what that symbol means.
If anybody have a link to any good pages with general info about these portuguese contract weapons, i would love to check it out.
Will try to post photos of the markings I mentioned if I can figure it out, am new to this forum.
Also on the barrel just in front of the receiver crest symbol there are a couple of markings i havent seen before, together with the number 979. What does that mean? The first symbol is a bit hard to describe, the second symbol looks like a checkered shield.
Finally on top of the barrel near the aforementioned marks there is a mark saying "8x57 IS" and then a symbol behind(like two "W" on top of eachother with a crossed "T" on the top "W"). Wondering what that symbol means.
If anybody have a link to any good pages with general info about these portuguese contract weapons, i would love to check it out.
Will try to post photos of the markings I mentioned if I can figure it out, am new to this forum.
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