S/147/G

[BMALEW123]

Like humbarger said, bolt shroud numbers are fake, they've even been restamped upside down. Barrel is 37 dated which explains the Nazi firing proof and appears to have come from a Mauser Borsigwalde K98k with the E/280 and 2 x E/211 stamps on it. As for the bolt body, it appears to have been made by C.G. Haenel for JP Sauer and appears correct (script S & WaA114) though it should have a Weimar firing proof on the bottom of the bolt root which I don't see. Given that your bolt shroud and firing pin are mismatched, if the safety and cocking piece are matching to the firing pin (provided they aren't renumbered), it would look like your whole striker assembly was replaced at some point. The front band just looks like the first 7 was struck too hard at the top of the stamp, at least to me.

Interesting, so does this mean the gun was re-barreled at some point?

 

[mrfarb]

The rifle is a wartime rework, not “humped” or fake. That’s incorrect info from people who don’t know anything about wartime reworked rifles. The bolt components are odd, especially the upside down stamped numbers (compared to factory). Problem with reworks is verification of components - the bolt could have been replaced later than the barrel, even postwar. The Nazi firing proof on the barrel is correct and original.

 

[heavy_mech]

I didn't see if you posted a picture. Is the front sight base slotted for a hood? How about the bottom of the stock below the trigger guard? The droop wing parts looks correct to me. I also saw the 7 on the band but really didn't see anything suspicious.... at least not to me.

 

[AN-94]

The rifle is a wartime rework, not “humped” or fake. That’s incorrect info from people who don’t know anything about wartime reworked rifles. The bolt components are odd, especially the upside down stamped numbers (compared to factory). Problem with reworks is verification of components - the bolt could have been replaced later than the barrel, even postwar. The Nazi firing proof on the barrel is correct and original.

The bolt shroud numbers being upside down really threw me off along with the faint part of a number on the right edge, thanks for the info and correcting me! I really do need to look at more reworked rifles.

Interesting, so does this mean the gun was re-barreled at some point?

It does. Do you have any pictures of the markings on the right side or heel of the stock? Some depots reworks stamped inspection markings on the stocks, if there's one present and legible, that would tell you which depot it went through.

 

[BMALEW123]

The rifle is a wartime rework, not “humped” or fake. That’s incorrect info from people who don’t know anything about wartime reworked rifles. The bolt components are odd, especially the upside down stamped numbers (compared to factory). Problem with reworks is verification of components - the bolt could have been replaced later than the barrel, even postwar. The Nazi firing proof on the barrel is correct and original.

Wow, very insightful.

 

[BMALEW123]

I didn't see if you posted a picture. Is the front sight base slotted for a hood? How about the bottom of the stock below the trigger guard? The droop wing parts looks correct to me. I also saw the 7 on the band but really didn't see anything suspicious.... at least not to me.

See additional photos below.

 

[BMALEW123]

The bolt shroud numbers being upside down really threw me off along with the faint part of a number on the right edge, thanks for the info! I really do need to look at more reworked rifles.

It does. Do you have any pictures of the markings on the right side or heel of the stock? Some depots reworks stamped inspection markings on the stocks, if there's one present and legible, that would tell you which depot it went through.

See additional photos below. It looks like the stock was sanded.

 

[BMALEW123]

More photos:

 

[heavy_mech]

See additional photos below. It looks like the stock was sanded.

Yeah, sadly pretty hard. No clues left there that i can see. It appears the front sight base is not slotted, so that kind of dates the rebarrel.

 

[mauser99]

I really like the rebarrel job and how the letter block was replicated with cursive letter.

 

[Humbarger]

The rifle is a wartime rework, not “humped” or fake. That’s incorrect info from people who don’t know anything about wartime reworked rifles. The bolt components are odd, especially the upside down stamped numbers (compared to factory). Problem with reworks is verification of components - the bolt could have been replaced later than the barrel, even postwar. The Nazi firing proof on the barrel is correct and original.

Thank for correcting me. Thats why I here to learn.

 

[mrfarb]

It’s impossible to know when the bolt parts were renumbered but we do know the barrel replacement was wartime. Reworks are a difficult game to play - the stock sanding is on a new level off the charts!

 

[BMALEW123]

It’s impossible to know when the bolt parts were renumbered but we do know the barrel replacement was wartime. Reworks are a difficult game to play - the stock sanding is on a new level off the charts!

I think ths fact the the rifle was reworked makes it even more interesting. Also, I didn’t even notice how much wood was sanded off until I found a picture of an unmolested S/147/G on the internet.

 

[BMALEW123]

Was the rifle parkarized during the rework or after it was captured by the Russians? Also, I read that RC rifles have on X stamped on the receiver. I don’t see an X anywhere on this rifle. Any idea why?

 

[heavy_mech]

Was the rifle parkarized during the rework or after it was captured by the Russians? Also, I read that RC rifles have on X stamped on the receiver. I don’t see an X anywhere on this rifle. Any idea why?

There is quite a variety of RC, but not all will have an X on the receiver. Also, the dirty birds may not be defaced or very lightly. The level and size of electro-pencil force match varies as does the finish applied to both the metal and the stock. The gulf between the nicest and most handsome RC and the most crudely refinished is quite wide.