My tendancy to buy rifles to go with bolts continues...I've had a blued Amberg bolt in my box for a while. This was one that I couldn't pass up despite being a bit of a project. It was missing a bolt and some other small parts (Follower, spring, floorplate, rear screw). I put in an armorer spare rear screw, follower and spring and a mismatched floorplate until I find a better one.
The rifle is a 1917 Amberg. This one served a stint in the EWB before apparently falling back into gov't hands and being reworked to 98M configuration at Magdeburg at some point in the early NS era.
The acceptance on the stock is crisp and the Mg depot stamp is right on top of the old imperial wrist acceptance.
The rear sight was updated with e/211 s/42G components. The bore is nice, but looks like the barrel is original, so must not have been fired a substantial amount.
A couple of questions:
1) The vast majority of EWB I've seen are still in imperial trim. I'm assuming because many stayed in private hands (secretly) or were hidden from the Republican govt once the EWB was dissolved?
2) The front action screw is not matching, but is marked "S" and droop winged e/4. I've not seen one so marked.
Pictures:
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The rifle is a 1917 Amberg. This one served a stint in the EWB before apparently falling back into gov't hands and being reworked to 98M configuration at Magdeburg at some point in the early NS era.
The acceptance on the stock is crisp and the Mg depot stamp is right on top of the old imperial wrist acceptance.
The rear sight was updated with e/211 s/42G components. The bore is nice, but looks like the barrel is original, so must not have been fired a substantial amount.
A couple of questions:
1) The vast majority of EWB I've seen are still in imperial trim. I'm assuming because many stayed in private hands (secretly) or were hidden from the Republican govt once the EWB was dissolved?
2) The front action screw is not matching, but is marked "S" and droop winged e/4. I've not seen one so marked.
Pictures:
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