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Unmarked bolt parts?

usdog

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I have a 43 DOU K98. All numbers appear to be matching but parts of the bolt normally numbered are not on this one. The bolt body is the same number but there are no other numbers like on the safety for example. Can someone explain what I have here?
 
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Here you go

How about any little markings, on the other side of the safety and the shroud itself? Also check the back of the cocking piece, and the firing pin if you’re familiar with disassembly.

Could very well be armorer’s parts on the bolt. The lack of serial numbers and finish is consistent with such a claim, but inspection marks would prove this
 
This is the only other marking I see
 

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I have not taken apart the bolt yet but have removed it from the rifle and don’t see any markings besides those.
 
It’s not a dou gun, but a dot 1943, based on the font & e/63 on the top center of the receiver. All bolt parts would be numbered from Brünn 1 (dot).... and not a fan of the bolt numbers...
 
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It’s not a dou gun, but a dot 1943, based on the font & e/63 on the top center of the receiver. All bolt parts would be numbered from Brünn 1 (dot).... and not a fan of the bolt numbers...
We can see the dot13 code in the shield on the barrel, what might be a likely scenario for a dou marked receiver being assembled into a rifle by Brunn 1 ? (as the ‘dou.’ mark doesn’t ‘appear’ to be messed with)
 
Who knows exactly why a dou receiver ended at dot.... perhaps rejected or surplus to dou.

Here's another "h-block" in my collection but in walnut wood :) ... another walnut example is shown in Vol 2b (p. 676) from Karem and Steves. That example is an n-block
 

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thx
Who knows exactly why a dou receiver ended at dot.... perhaps rejected or surplus to dou.

Here's another "h-block" in my collection but in walnut wood :) ... another walnut example is shown in Vol 2b (p. 676) from Karen and Steves. That example is an n-block
thx for info & more great pix! I will check my 2b later, after I take the kids to to airport (had to put books away for ‘company’…..)
 

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