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That’s a wildly nice B71, Chris!

The most valuable part of this gun is the stock! I thought the left side looked conspicuous haha. The Kronenol really pools up on maple.

Great point, Cyrus! Only contribution I can make is the barrel is extremely late. It corresponds with late Böhler blanks from the tail end of 1917; I think somewhere between the v and x blocks. It’s likely the rework was done in 1918, which I’m fond of.

Great example, thank you for sharing!

I agree with @mdarnell19, side plate is fine. Color of the blue is exactly as it should be. It’s just had an easy life. OP fantastic example, congrats!

Great rifle! Is the rear sight marked Gl.V.?

That’s a fantastic Simson, Jory! That don’t surface like that too often. Odd that the e block had such great survival.

That thing is wildly nice, Chris! Hard to believe it's a bond gun.

Thanks for the kind words everyone! Thanks, Cyrus! I think you're onto something. My assumption was Ingolstadt from the Bavarian components/ barrel acceptance, but there's nothing on this gun that definitively identifies Ingolstadt. In contrast, Köln is indicated on the buttplate. I think the...

Last week was gewehr packed, this was the second of three that I ended up with. Big thanks to @MichaelWC for parting with this one, it’s a dandy. It’s hard to place what work was done at Köln, as most of the replacement parts are Bavarian. There’s always an added cool factor when the receiver...

Thanks for the kind words everyone!

Historically, finishing firearms in white metal was a hold over from the black powder era. Having bright metal in a smoke covered battlefield was a command and control mechanism to aid commanders in identifying the location of their subordinate units. Much like brightly colored uniforms worn in...

Hi Everyone, Wanted to share my most recent pick up. I was finally able to add a Dresden Sterngewehr. I’ve been after one for years now and I’m very fortunate to have found such an early one. To my knowledge, Dresden didn’t progress beyond the the NS block in 1915. Due to this, they don’t bear...

Great photos, Chris! The ones I took were not good lol. It’s a very unique gun, only a couple are known using actual Erfurt receivers. Of that specific archetype, I would bet this is the best one in existence.

Can’t believe I missed this one, it’s a beauty. Super early!