PrayingMantis
Senior Member
Think this is my last Gewehr to rephotograph. Getting this one was such a bizarre experience that I didn’t think much of it at the time, but looking at it now it is a good early war WMO. It definitely falls in the warhorse category.
Its a vet bringback, brought to Ohio by a soldier of the 308th Field Signal Battalion, 83rd Division. It’s rework matching except for the bolt, which looks like it came back with the rifle, and a few small parts. It went through Köln, where it appears to have been counterbored. It also received a nice beech armorers handguard. The front trigger guard screw, trigger, and follower are mismatched, while the floor plate has been over stamped. Seems like a major rework in a facility like Köln would renumbered those parts, so perhaps it also went through a lower level rework at some point, too.
One thing I find interesting is the lack of acceptance on many of the small parts. Band springs, locking screws, ejector box all lack acceptance. But it still must have been quite nice when new, traces of the high quality bluing remain. The stock has a few marks that I’ve seen on other parts that I’ve speculated are subcontractor marks, but I don’t know well enough to say for sure.
There are some rough spots on the metal, and the previous owner completely coated everything in linseed oil. I’ve spent the last few years oiling it and taking bronze wool to the metal, it’s looking a lot better.
WAFFENFABRIK MAUSER A-G OBERNDORF A/N 1915
Receiver SN 1670 n
Barrel SN 1670 n
Front sight SN 70
Rear sight SN 70
Sight Slider SN 70, 70, 70
Ejector box SN 70
Trigger Sear SN
Front barrel band SN 70
Rear barrel band SN 70
Trigger guard SN 1670
Trigger guard screws SN 02, 07
Floor Plate SN 07 (overstamped)
Follower SN 87
Stock SN 1670
Handguard SN not numbered
Buttplate SN 1670 4 H
Bayonet lug SN 70
Cleaning Rod SN 53
Its a vet bringback, brought to Ohio by a soldier of the 308th Field Signal Battalion, 83rd Division. It’s rework matching except for the bolt, which looks like it came back with the rifle, and a few small parts. It went through Köln, where it appears to have been counterbored. It also received a nice beech armorers handguard. The front trigger guard screw, trigger, and follower are mismatched, while the floor plate has been over stamped. Seems like a major rework in a facility like Köln would renumbered those parts, so perhaps it also went through a lower level rework at some point, too.
One thing I find interesting is the lack of acceptance on many of the small parts. Band springs, locking screws, ejector box all lack acceptance. But it still must have been quite nice when new, traces of the high quality bluing remain. The stock has a few marks that I’ve seen on other parts that I’ve speculated are subcontractor marks, but I don’t know well enough to say for sure.
There are some rough spots on the metal, and the previous owner completely coated everything in linseed oil. I’ve spent the last few years oiling it and taking bronze wool to the metal, it’s looking a lot better.
WAFFENFABRIK MAUSER A-G OBERNDORF A/N 1915
Receiver SN 1670 n
Barrel SN 1670 n
Front sight SN 70
Rear sight SN 70
Sight Slider SN 70, 70, 70
Ejector box SN 70
Trigger Sear SN
Front barrel band SN 70
Rear barrel band SN 70
Trigger guard SN 1670
Trigger guard screws SN 02, 07
Floor Plate SN 07 (overstamped)
Follower SN 87
Stock SN 1670
Handguard SN not numbered
Buttplate SN 1670 4 H
Bayonet lug SN 70
Cleaning Rod SN 53
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