Recent content by BergerBoy

Hi All - been away from the Forum for a while. Picked this nice Grasoli specimen a little while ago for a good price on the Bay. Unfortunately, it was damaged by our good old USPS during shipment - there were no signs of damage in the listing photos or description. But when it arrived (in bubble...

Thanks, Here's a few photos of the inside of the grips. I see one marking (maybe) pm the right side of the half with the screws. Could be a "0" or a square symbol. Hard to make out. The wood of the grips is nicely worn and not repro-looking at all. But I do suspect the frog was (well) made more...

Hi All - Been a little while since I've popped in here to this Board, but I came across this as I was leaving my LGS last Saturday. Its a 1943 Weyersberg (crs) matching 84/98 that looks to be in really nice condition. I think what caught my eye was the condition of the frog, and I'd like you...

Here are the details of the barrel markings. I tried to get views from each of the positions around the diameter, adjacent to the threads for the jacket. Please let me know their meanings if possible, or an on-line reference that I can use for look-up. Nothing looks very "Turkish" to me in these...

Here are a few more photos of the stock markings. Let me know if anything looks particularly interesting or concerning so far.

Good shooting Met! I see those knees now scattered on the ground in your photo. Wasn't sure if that one was part of the a deformed antler on the deer, or maybe the result of a "head shot"! Question on the barrel and jacket: Once you put the rifle back together, did you clean off the grease...

Nice Doe Met! Did you use 8mm hollow points? In Michigan, we can only hunt with high power rifles in the northern half of the state. Down here in the southern half of the Mitten, they only allow shotguns (rifled slugs or sabots). What's going on with the top of her head? Or is that just...

A few more Pix I noticed that the rear sight leaf, which was re-marked with Farsi symbols, looks like it actually had machined down trenches to erase the original distance markings, and over-write the Farsi. Also, what is the symbol on the upgrade-added floor-plate piece?

Pictures See the one photo of the barrel band with the Regiment markings and the X'd-out markings (looks like "A.T.A....."), any clue what that might have been. I did cycle a full 5-round stripper clip though the action, and its as smooth as silk: feeds, extracts, and ejects like a new (but...

Hi again. I picked up that Loewe GEW88 today during a lull in the hunting. I took some pix just from the store while my paperwork got processed but they're too large to post. I'll figure that I out later. Only Turk symbols are on the bolt. [Later edit: I did notice that the sight distance...

Thanks. Seems plausible, similar to the Mausers which also had re movable bolts, that they'd get lost or mismatched during group cleanings in the field. Wondering if it would be worthwhile or acceptable to get an other bolt that was not turk'd and replace it? Also interested in the Lowe history...

Hi folks. Saw an 88 that I may go back for at a LGS. It's a Lowe from 1890 that looked to be in good shape for price and age. The only Turk symbols I saw were on the bolt. Everything else looked to be imperial and matching. Is this typical? Turk bolt without turk markings on receiver or...

Refreshing this thread to bring it back on top of the pile.

Hi Folks - I know these are not as collectable as many others shown on this forum, but I picked this one up cheap last fall, and actually got it sharpened professionally, and I carry it as my "Seitengeweher" while hunting (I actually used it to gut my first buck last November!!). Its a nice...

Thanks Slash - a beautiful set of twins! Just curious how one comes across consecutive numbered specimens like this? You mentioned they were acquired separately, but what are the odds of finding the 2nd, after already owning the first?!? That must have been an exciting find - almost the Holy...