Early Sauer no WaA LSR Mount

If I was to guess I'd had said leftover from WWII, but either way this is very cool to see without checkering lines and no weapon number on the mount.
 
I have a picture of a similar no WaA mount on an early Sauer LSR. Just need to find this rifle someday. I think the lever without the knurled end is an early style discontinued. Just my opinions.

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Additional info on this. A WaA Rail does not fit well/completely flat on an early Sauer LSR. The holes line up, but receiver machining is different. The rails are numbered on the rear. The Scope Mounts with scope require a cut at the front like a SSR for the receiver. Could be late, but here's one on a CE marked receiver LSR in picture in the post above. Has the later in my opinion ribbed and knurled lever.

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I have yet to see a late war Gustloff or Sauer built LSR with a numbered scope mount that has no WaA on it from Walther. Of course the 359 is impossible to read but they all look the same. The WaA was put on there when the scope mount was made and inspected at Walther. The late scope mounts don’t slide on very far on the early Sauer LSR rail I think in most cases. I’m sure there was some custom fitting. Hopefully more information will come out.
 
Absolut said:
Isn't there even a variation of the LSR lever with the knurling all around it?
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Georg
You're statement is 95% correct ;) , the only part of lever thats missing/without knurling is the rear of the lever even the end has knurling .
Here are a couple pics showing this lever type . I have only seen these on machined ring U and V suffix mounts to date . The other interesting aspect of this variant locking lever is it is a 2 piece lever the knurled end is either brazed or soldered on to the shaft and double staked as you can see in 1st photo
 

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Peter S said:
But it was already fitted to the rail when it was inspected (at Walther) otherwise this would not be possible.
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Great 2nd photo. Mine also has the acceptance on the rail like that but it didn’t touch the mount as yours does. Always wondered why it was there. Obvious now.
 
MrB said:
Nice mount. I believe the early Sauers LSR mounts would have machined rings or narrow bands.
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+1 to this. I agree. More than likely Brian your mount is actually late. The no knurling on the lever I would guess is a late thing. Typically the later the production the more simplified the production. Eliminating the knurling for simplification of production would make more sense.

Also, I would say that the early mounts are machined rings.
 
mdarnell19 said:
+1 to this. I agree. More than likely Brian your mount is actually late. The no knurling on the lever I would guess is a late thing. Typically the later the production the more simplified the production. Eliminating the knurling for simplification of production would make more sense.

Also, I would say that the early mounts are machined rings.
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I wouldn’t say you’re wrong. The early no WaA mount was made to fit on that early Sauer rail in my photo above. Early Sauer rails that I have seen don’t have a WaA either. Maybe the mounts are numbered on the front or rear like the rails? I don’t have more photos.

I have seen several unnumbered WaA 359 mounts. Maybe those were the late war ones left at the factory or sent out to depots. Maybe my mount came off the junk pile and did not pass inspection as well?

I have never seen a late mount with that style lever I posted photos of.

On those LSR mounts I have heard it said they were made at Weihrauch and inspected by the same WaA 359 team that was at Walther. Like the ZF4 Mounts. Maybe the no WaA mounts were prototype mounts? I wish I knew for sure. Maybe more photos will surface, because I posted this?
 
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