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02-11-2021, 04:41 PM

Gerst started a thread Kar. 98a bolt in Mauser Rifles 1870 to 1918 - The Imperial Era

What is a decent bolt for a 98a worth?

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02-10-2021, 07:23 PM

Gerst started a thread Cleaning rod on Karabiner 98b in Mauser rifles 1919 to 1932 - Weimar Republic

The cleaning rod on my 98b has a serial number which doesn't match anything on the rifle. Here is a picture. There are stamps to the left of the...

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02-10-2021, 06:54 PM

Gerst replied to a thread A very sad photo in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

Yeah, lots of future eBay items, sold by the grandkids and great-grandkids of the GIs. Sad. Nobody seems to value anything these days.

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02-10-2021, 01:00 PM

Gerst replied to a thread A very sad photo in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

It looks like one fellow is holding a potential bring-back pistol & holster. He already has a nice pair of binoculars lying behind him. It looks...

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02-09-2021, 10:53 PM

Gerst replied to a thread Bolt Mismatch List in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

Bolt 9876 e/655 is on my rifle 913 qq e/655

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02-09-2021, 10:28 PM

Gerst replied to a thread A very sad photo in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

It looks like the same pile! You are good!

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02-09-2021, 07:49 PM

Gerst replied to a thread A very sad photo in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

Or a Mother’s Cross like the “Fury” gunner.

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02-09-2021, 07:48 PM

Gerst replied to a thread A very sad photo in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

All-matching, of course!

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02-09-2021, 05:05 PM

Gerst replied to a thread A very sad photo in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

In 1945 this pile of stuff wasn’t worth much. It would bring in a pretty nice sum if that pile were sold off one item at a time in 2021!

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02-09-2021, 01:30 PM

Gerst started a thread A very sad photo in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

I saw this photo recently and saved it. It is quite sad. I wonder if any of these capture rifles survived.

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02-06-2021, 06:21 PM

Gerst replied to a thread PPU Serb ammo in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

Too much science for me. A simple yes or no will be adequate!

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02-06-2021, 06:19 PM

Gerst replied to a thread PPU Serb ammo in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

Just in time for government confiscation!

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02-06-2021, 01:34 PM

Gerst replied to a thread PPU Serb ammo in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

Prices are relative. Beer cost a buck twenty-five a six-pack when I was in high school. Beer costs ten bucks now. Twenty bucks for twenty rounds...

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02-06-2021, 01:12 PM

Gerst replied to a thread Is the whole matching serial number thing overblown? in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

I’m relatively new to “collecting,” but I think that my attitude towards German rifles probably reflects the history of collecting these rifles. ...

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02-05-2021, 11:47 PM

Gerst replied to a thread PPU Serb ammo in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

I see. The DDR is alive and well over here. Stay tuned for periodic updates.

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02-05-2021, 09:21 PM

Gerst replied to a thread PPU Serb ammo in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

Why not? Did you guys do something wrong?

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02-05-2021, 09:03 PM

Gerst replied to a thread PPU Serb ammo in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

Great price! I don’t think I need that much. The only price I saw from them was 30 bucks for twenty rounds.

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02-05-2021, 06:51 PM

Gerst replied to a thread PPU Serb ammo in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

I bought three boxes (60 rounds) of PPU PSP 196 grain ammo at my local gun store today. It basically cost a buck a bullet but that's what you have...

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02-04-2021, 07:17 PM

Gerst replied to a thread PPU Serb ammo in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

Thanks. I’ll get some tomorrow.

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02-04-2021, 12:57 AM

Gerst replied to a thread Parts identification assistance in Mauser Rifles 1870 to 1918 - The Imperial Era

Were the springs marked by the mfg? Did the follower maker also furnish the springs?

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02-04-2021, 12:36 AM

Gerst replied to a thread Parts identification assistance in Mauser Rifles 1870 to 1918 - The Imperial Era

Milled or stamped?

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02-04-2021, 12:20 AM

Gerst replied to a thread Parts identification assistance in Mauser Rifles 1870 to 1918 - The Imperial Era

Do you also do stock predictions, perhaps the Super Bowl score?

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02-04-2021, 12:09 AM

Gerst replied to a thread Parts identification assistance in Mauser Rifles 1870 to 1918 - The Imperial Era

So any Mauser factory could have used that follower (or one like it) in one of its rifles with the last two digits in its serial number of 84! ...

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02-03-2021, 11:51 PM

Gerst replied to a thread Parts identification assistance in Mauser Rifles 1870 to 1918 - The Imperial Era

Who applied the serial number?

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