As mentioned on the G43 forum, I inherited a duo of German rifles that my grandfather brought back from WWII. One is a Gewehr 43 and the other is a BSD DSM. Both got covered in flood water for 5 days inside a gun safe and are in need of cleanup/rust removal. I am working on that already -
I’ll post some pics when I get to the DSM after the G43.
Rifle details:
Make: Berlin-Suhler-waffen
Model: Deutches Sportmodell
Caliber: KAL22 LANG FUR BUCHSEN
Serial: 126783
Stamps: crown,B, Crown, U 5,4mm
Stock Cartouch: NSDMB
First Q: I am missing the cleaning rod and front band. Where is the best place to get original parts like these?
Second Q: I cannot pull the bolt back. The handle comes up but will not slide back. Any thoughts?
Last: I am planning on using kroil along with soft (fine brass/plastic) brushes to remove rust. Hope this will leave most of the original finish, which is a nice bluing. Thoughts here? Also for the stock, I don’t have a good way to clean it. Any suggestions?
I expect that once finished it will be a good little rifle again.
I’ll post some pics when I get to the DSM after the G43.
Rifle details:
Make: Berlin-Suhler-waffen
Model: Deutches Sportmodell
Caliber: KAL22 LANG FUR BUCHSEN
Serial: 126783
Stamps: crown,B, Crown, U 5,4mm
Stock Cartouch: NSDMB
First Q: I am missing the cleaning rod and front band. Where is the best place to get original parts like these?
Second Q: I cannot pull the bolt back. The handle comes up but will not slide back. Any thoughts?
Last: I am planning on using kroil along with soft (fine brass/plastic) brushes to remove rust. Hope this will leave most of the original finish, which is a nice bluing. Thoughts here? Also for the stock, I don’t have a good way to clean it. Any suggestions?
I expect that once finished it will be a good little rifle again.