Hi all and Happy New Year!
I picked this one up several months ago, but a stubborn action screw prevented me from doing my full spread. Thankfully, heat, oil and old fashioned persistence paid off.
My reason for sharing this is that the rifle is a treasure trove of various depot work and could serve as a good reference for what was done on these.
Fonts, style and extent of work all lead me to say Danzig, but please let me know if I'm wrong here.
The receiver bears a 4th acceptance from a new barrel installed, the bolt has been reused twice before this rifle, trigger guard and mag assembly are scavenged. The stock is early Otto cypher Amberg. To my eyes, the only things not force matched or matching are the ejector box and extractor.
The finish on the parts is very inconsistent and some of these were clearly not reblued before installing.
There is something on the stock (maybe shellac) but the coat is very thin so I left it be.
SPANDAU ARSENAL 1914
(DANZIG ARSENAL COMPLETE REBUILD)
Receiver 4049 a
Barrel 4049 (BI 579)
Front Sight 49
Rear Sight Leaf 49
Sight Slider 49
Ejector Box 69
Trigger Sear 49
Front Barrel Band 49
Rear Barrel Band 49
Trigger Guard 4049
Trigger Guard Screws 49, 49
Floor Plate 49
Follower 49
Stock 4049
Handguard 4049
Buttplate 4049
Bayonet Lug 49
Cleaning Rod unnumbered
Bolt Body 4049 (on knob)
Extractor 53
Safety 49
Cocking Piece 49
Bolt Sleeve 49
Firing Pin 49
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I picked this one up several months ago, but a stubborn action screw prevented me from doing my full spread. Thankfully, heat, oil and old fashioned persistence paid off.
My reason for sharing this is that the rifle is a treasure trove of various depot work and could serve as a good reference for what was done on these.
Fonts, style and extent of work all lead me to say Danzig, but please let me know if I'm wrong here.
The receiver bears a 4th acceptance from a new barrel installed, the bolt has been reused twice before this rifle, trigger guard and mag assembly are scavenged. The stock is early Otto cypher Amberg. To my eyes, the only things not force matched or matching are the ejector box and extractor.
The finish on the parts is very inconsistent and some of these were clearly not reblued before installing.
There is something on the stock (maybe shellac) but the coat is very thin so I left it be.
SPANDAU ARSENAL 1914
(DANZIG ARSENAL COMPLETE REBUILD)
Receiver 4049 a
Barrel 4049 (BI 579)
Front Sight 49
Rear Sight Leaf 49
Sight Slider 49
Ejector Box 69
Trigger Sear 49
Front Barrel Band 49
Rear Barrel Band 49
Trigger Guard 4049
Trigger Guard Screws 49, 49
Floor Plate 49
Follower 49
Stock 4049
Handguard 4049
Buttplate 4049
Bayonet Lug 49
Cleaning Rod unnumbered
Bolt Body 4049 (on knob)
Extractor 53
Safety 49
Cocking Piece 49
Bolt Sleeve 49
Firing Pin 49
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