Hi guys,
This one was mentioned on another thread, but thought I'd do a clean post for the photo spread.
As many of you know I love Suhl rifles (particularly Gew98s and Sauer k98k), but also enjoy depot work. I have a half dozen depot rifles and thought this would fit well, despite being priced at the higher end of what I'd want to pay. I won't name members here but a few were peer pressuring me too. [emoji12]
The rifle, at least to me, looks like typical Posen work. The receiver is a '17 Haenel Gew 98(weird flaw damage on the underside) and a combination of Imperial and Nazi era parts were used in the build. The stock is a later Mauser armorer spare.
Rather than a serial study, I thought it would be more interesting to point out what was used and if it was force matched.
Receiver: Haenel Suhl '17
Barrel: Suhl e/214 (matched)
Bolt body: Astrawerke e/1 (matched)
Bolt shroud: (suspected imperial)(matched)
Cocking piece: (imperial)(matched)
Firing pin: (imperial) (matched)
Safety: (imperial) (matched)
Extractor: e/135
Extractor collar: e/18
Ejector box: unmarked
Stock: e/655 byf armorer (matched)
Handguard: "c" (matched)
Front band: (imperial, milled parade hook) (matched)
Rear band: unmarked, (matched)
Band spring: e/37
Triggerguard: (imperial) (matched)
Floorplate: unknown, (matched)
Front screw: unmarked
Rear screw: no inspection
Lock screws: one imperial, one blank
Follower: e/1
Rear sight sleeve: s/42 e/63
Rear sight ramp: p74
Rear sight leaf: elite diamant "i"
Rear sight slider: e/655
Rear sight button: e/18
Front sight blade: unmarked
Front sight base: unmarked
Bayonet lug: e/6
Buttplate: dwc e/142 (matched)
Trigger/sear: unmarked
Recoil lug: (imperial)
My only area of concern was the rear sight, which used an ecceletic mix of parts, mostly unnumbered except the ramp, which has a mm #. Based on the overall finish and look though I think it is OK.
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This one was mentioned on another thread, but thought I'd do a clean post for the photo spread.
As many of you know I love Suhl rifles (particularly Gew98s and Sauer k98k), but also enjoy depot work. I have a half dozen depot rifles and thought this would fit well, despite being priced at the higher end of what I'd want to pay. I won't name members here but a few were peer pressuring me too. [emoji12]
The rifle, at least to me, looks like typical Posen work. The receiver is a '17 Haenel Gew 98(weird flaw damage on the underside) and a combination of Imperial and Nazi era parts were used in the build. The stock is a later Mauser armorer spare.
Rather than a serial study, I thought it would be more interesting to point out what was used and if it was force matched.
Receiver: Haenel Suhl '17
Barrel: Suhl e/214 (matched)
Bolt body: Astrawerke e/1 (matched)
Bolt shroud: (suspected imperial)(matched)
Cocking piece: (imperial)(matched)
Firing pin: (imperial) (matched)
Safety: (imperial) (matched)
Extractor: e/135
Extractor collar: e/18
Ejector box: unmarked
Stock: e/655 byf armorer (matched)
Handguard: "c" (matched)
Front band: (imperial, milled parade hook) (matched)
Rear band: unmarked, (matched)
Band spring: e/37
Triggerguard: (imperial) (matched)
Floorplate: unknown, (matched)
Front screw: unmarked
Rear screw: no inspection
Lock screws: one imperial, one blank
Follower: e/1
Rear sight sleeve: s/42 e/63
Rear sight ramp: p74
Rear sight leaf: elite diamant "i"
Rear sight slider: e/655
Rear sight button: e/18
Front sight blade: unmarked
Front sight base: unmarked
Bayonet lug: e/6
Buttplate: dwc e/142 (matched)
Trigger/sear: unmarked
Recoil lug: (imperial)
My only area of concern was the rear sight, which used an ecceletic mix of parts, mostly unnumbered except the ramp, which has a mm #. Based on the overall finish and look though I think it is OK.
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