Unmarked Bolt Body Question

[Jawoj_71]

Attached are photos from a rifle I came across online. It is a mostly matching early 1943 DOU rifle.

I was curious about the bolt if the bolt body was possibly an armorer's replacement part or just a bolt body someone just decided to throw on. All other bolt components appear to be matching except the body and extractor which are both unnumbered. Bolt body appears to be marked e/749.

I'm just curious out of personal interest what some other's thoughts are. There's nothing else really abnormal about this rifle otherwise.

 

[PatickD]

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K98k - Possible Armorers Bolt Body - ID Request

Hi guys, I purchased a “matching” K98k. The listing had poor photos. Description said it was “all matching”. A few small parts are mismatched. The bolt made me pause for a minute though. Every single bolt part matches the actual rifle. Except the body and extractor. Is this a possible...

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[Jawoj_71]

I completely missed that post, wow. It was definitely an eyebrow raiser though.

If the rifle stays in the 700 to 800 range thats definitely fair for a bolt MM. But it's pretty wild what level of humpery you'll see these days.

I do wonder how a Gustloff-Werke body ended up on an otherwise good set of bolt guts, but that's likely something we'll never know

 

[PatickD]

I completely missed that post, wow. It was definitely an eyebrow raiser though.

If the rifle stays in the 700 to 800 range thats definitely fair for a bolt MM. But it's pretty wild what level of humpery you'll see these days.

I do wonder how a Gustloff-Werke body ended up on an otherwise good set of bolt guts, but that's likely something we'll never know

Yes, I thought the exact same thing. How does someone misplace an entire bolt body. But manages to save the other half though (guts).