I just picked up s/n 59xxx yesterday and took some pics of these two together today. They're just 4901 rifles away from each other, so not exactly consecutive but still close!
64xxx is a pickup from BobinOhio, thanks to him you can see better pics of that rifle at http://www.k98kforum.com/showthread.php?3743-Slow-Learner-dot-1944
Both have WaA37 safeties, raw unfinished corncobbed stocks, Astrawerke contracted parts (floorplate, rear sight base, etc.)
The only way I can distinguish them is the white glue handguard on 59xxx and the red glue handguard on 64xxx! (well, almost). Also, 59xxx has a waffenamt on the rear sight spring that I can't quite make out.
And finally, 59xxx's stock is a bit less rough/crisp, slightly more shiny. Also not as light as 64xxx. Seems like it could be a wipe-down from a postwar owner or perhaps it got some sealant from the factory that 64xxx didn't get. Note the pinkish putty on the stock under the handguard where some damage occurred. I've seen this pink putty on dot stocks before, I think I remember them being wartime or factory repairs.
[pics with just one rifle are 59xxx. pics where there are two rifles usually have 64xxx on top and 59xxx on bottom].
64xxx is a pickup from BobinOhio, thanks to him you can see better pics of that rifle at http://www.k98kforum.com/showthread.php?3743-Slow-Learner-dot-1944
Both have WaA37 safeties, raw unfinished corncobbed stocks, Astrawerke contracted parts (floorplate, rear sight base, etc.)
The only way I can distinguish them is the white glue handguard on 59xxx and the red glue handguard on 64xxx! (well, almost). Also, 59xxx has a waffenamt on the rear sight spring that I can't quite make out.
And finally, 59xxx's stock is a bit less rough/crisp, slightly more shiny. Also not as light as 64xxx. Seems like it could be a wipe-down from a postwar owner or perhaps it got some sealant from the factory that 64xxx didn't get. Note the pinkish putty on the stock under the handguard where some damage occurred. I've seen this pink putty on dot stocks before, I think I remember them being wartime or factory repairs.
[pics with just one rifle are 59xxx. pics where there are two rifles usually have 64xxx on top and 59xxx on bottom].
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