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1916 Amberg Gew 98

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This one is all matching with a rod that I believe is unnumbered (Rod shows some pitting around numbered area and it’s indiscernible), the buttplate is marked with a depot "7" for Rastatt, but I can't see any force matched parts. Regrettably I can't get the front action screw loose to see the underside of the barrel but I believe it to be original.
 

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Last pics of the rifle parts
 

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This is a wonderful Amberg 1916, Marc. Classic example of Amberg quality, plus the condition is great. Thanks for the pictures, i added it to the reference thread.
 
A nice example, - Amberg is the most like WMO, or DWM, the commercial patent holders who were the finest makers in Central Europe (OWG would dispute this characterization!), they are simply the most uniform and consistent makers of the G98, in some ways superior to WMO in their consistency, you see almost no deviation for wide ranges, they are probably as close as you can get to US manufacturers in consistency, almost mass production conssistency without the "volume". It really is amazing that a relativily small operation can be so efficient, though I suppose its lower volume, single product and relative problem free labor situation was responsible for much of its quality and consistency...

Anyway, I like, them most after DWM, - though DWM was quite different, but for a state run operation (probably because they were not Prussian this mattered more) they were by far the best among government run institutions, - possibly the only example that I can name, I mean it (state owned/run) is almost synomous with inefficiency and corruption or wasteful/unprofitability....
 
A very nice rifle made by one of the best makers of the gewehr 98 rifle and thank you for the detailed pictures too.

I only own one Amberg made gewehr in my collection my 1914 dated piece. I still would like to own an earlier made one though plus a kar98a carbine.
 
Looks like a real beauty. Good to know Amberg produced great quality. Love to score one myself. Thanks for sharing.
 
A nice example, - Amberg is the most like WMO, or DWM, the commercial patent holders who were the finest makers in Central Europe (OWG would dispute this characterization!), they are simply the most uniform and consistent makers of the G98, in some ways superior to WMO in their consistency, you see almost no deviation for wide ranges, they are probably as close as you can get to US manufacturers in consistency, almost mass production conssistency without the "volume". It really is amazing that a relativily small operation can be so efficient, though I suppose its lower volume, single product and relative problem free labor situation was responsible for much of its quality and consistency...

Anyway, I like, them most after DWM, - though DWM was quite different, but for a state run operation (probably because they were not Prussian this mattered more) they were by far the best among government run institutions, - possibly the only example that I can name, I mean it (state owned/run) is almost synomous with inefficiency and corruption or wasteful/unprofitability....


As always Paul, I really value your information and input. I’m curious if you can see anything that may have been done at the depot during its time there. (I know it’s difficult to say for sure without seeing under the hood). Sam suggested the rifle may have gone in for trigger issues.
 
I see nothig that is replaced or questionable, though I have not trended it yet, once I trend it I will see if there is any variation and will comment on anything notable. Often, I would think, these arms collection centers probably did little to a rifle, - if I understand it properly, from recollection, they gathered up rifles from battlefields and made repairs as needed, often I imagine little was neccassary to place a rifle back in service.

Either way, it is not uncommon to see rifles (Ordnance depot/HZa) with little or nothing noticeable done to it, this is true of 1939-1944 also.
 
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This rifle has been sold twice before, once in December 2012, it had a rod, but no sling or MC. The second go-around was by LR January 2016, then it had a sling, MC (Volmer) and rod. Larry did disassemble it and the BC is BO.558 C/O x3, which is pretty typical of Amberg in this time frame.

Very nice rifle and I noted no replaced parts, nothing really deviating from rifles around it.
 
Marc, a gem to be sure! Thank you for putting up with my peer pressure to buy it..Haven't let you down yet, right? Lol.

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Thank you for checking Paul. I’m really happy with this one, I need to thank Chris for talking me into it.
 
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