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Stampings What little research I've done into some of the unusual stamps you see on these rifles has come up with this: Periodically, you'll find rifles stamped with symbols from the zodiac on them, such as Aries, for example. I think also that some of the stamping are Germanic runes that are...

I see, so was the letter suffix stamping used always in lower case or upper case?

Receiver pic Here's a photo of the receiver. The cursive block letter "D" (I'm guessing) is stamped beneath the serial #, and the "i" is stamped parallel to the rifle barrel.

I had a question in regards to the stamping on my k98: There is what looks like a cursive D beneath the serial # on the receiver; does this denote the block of the rifle and help to zero in at what time during the year it was manufactured? Additionally, there is a letter "i" stamped into the...

Hello all, In my continued effort to gain knowledge on how these period rifles were stamped, I have a question: The stamping on my Hungarian "Mauser" has a cursive letter h beneath the serial number of the weapon, am I correct in my thought that the lettering denotes the block of the rifle and...

Down at the range at last! Having finally finished restoring my Grandfather's G-43, I was able to take it down to the range today and dial in the Gas system with one of Rob Apfeltor's shooter's kits. I ended up buying and firing 198 grain FMJ PPU ammo, and it worked just fine. Unfortunately...

Thanks! Just what I was looking for!

Hello all, Would anyone know how to break the bolt down on a Hungarian G98/40? I've found many videos on how to break the bolt down on k98's, but the bolt on the Hungarian is a very different beast it seems, and I don't want to risk damaging it. Pictures on the process would be greatly...

Ultimately, I ended up wrapping the dinged and chewed up handle in painters tape and a cloth, then held the handle firmly with a pair of pliers and gave the threads a good shot of WD-40. Over about an hour, I finally managed to work the handle all the way down and into the bolt carrier by...

Success It took a bit of elbow grease, but here are pictures of the bolt carrier with the new (repo) handle installed.

Interior threads Thanks for the responses all! Here are a few more photos of the bolt carrier sans handle with shots of the interior threading as well as one or two with the handle installed showing how far it will travel into the carrier before binding. Near as I can tell, the threading seems...

Hello all, I could use a bit of advice on how to proceed (or if I even can) with the bolt carrier I have shown in these pictures. The trouble lay in that the bolt carrier handle will not completely thread all the way to the base of carrier. As you can see, the handle has been chewed up pretty...

Greetings from the Buckeye state, everyone. I've been on the forum for a few short weeks now and have greatly appreciated all the input and advice I've received. My grandfather passed away several years ago, and as part of my inheritance, I asked that I could have the rifles that he kept in a...

Here's a photo circa 1945. It looks to me as though many of these weapons still had their bolts intact. It's a interesting bit of history, I think.

Yes, the repo I have required a bit of hard sanding and finesse, but it fits much better now. I checked Numrich, aber Sie haben nichts... so ist das Leben. :/