Absolut
Senior Member
The original documents dating End of October 43 mention that they cannot waive on the Ma(h)rhol(d)t produced sniper rifles due to lack of production with scope and therefore the production of this mount will be continued in the same amount as previously. For simplification of supply as soon as possible a useable uniform mount for the commercial scope or at least a mount superior to the Marhol(d)t mount should be manufactured and introduced for troop testing. This therefore is also the reason why I believe once the LSR mount was introduced the SC mount was discontinued in production.
The fact that Mahrholdt made up these sniper rifles is therefore proofed by original documents. The only direct connection with Steyr they have is the fact that all of the rifles are based on Steyr manufactured rifles. I always had wondered why some of these sniper rifles have shortened safeties and checkered buttplates while others don't. I might only speculate, but maybe once the above mentioned approval was given they also supplied Mahrholdt with checkered buttplates for replacement and order to shorten the safety? It doesn't really make sense to me they would supply Steyr with the buttplates and order to shorten the safety when they do not outcarry the sniper conversion. Are the shortened safeties only to be seen with checkered buttplates, or did someone ever see a mixture?
The fact that Mahrholdt made up these sniper rifles is therefore proofed by original documents. The only direct connection with Steyr they have is the fact that all of the rifles are based on Steyr manufactured rifles. I always had wondered why some of these sniper rifles have shortened safeties and checkered buttplates while others don't. I might only speculate, but maybe once the above mentioned approval was given they also supplied Mahrholdt with checkered buttplates for replacement and order to shorten the safety? It doesn't really make sense to me they would supply Steyr with the buttplates and order to shorten the safety when they do not outcarry the sniper conversion. Are the shortened safeties only to be seen with checkered buttplates, or did someone ever see a mixture?