Cracked Bolt?

[Holmes529]

I'm no expert, as I've never owned one of these rifles, but there looks to be a crack at the back of this bolt. Can anyone confirmed?

 

[bigwagon]

It's not uncommon to see a seam like that from the forming of the sheetmetal bolt housing. I wouldn't be too concerned about it. Both of the G43s I have owned had a similar seam, but were not cracked all the way through the housing. If you do choose to shoot it, you will definitely want a shooter's kit.

 

[daltrey99]

That is not a crack but a seam from the stamping process. Perfectly fine to shoot.

And that is not the bolt. That is the action cover.

 

[Holmes529]

Thanks for the input, gents. How's the serial stamping look? I know the bolts were a common part to "force match" and forge

 

[Joseph Burke]

Thanks for the input, gents. How's the serial stamping look? I know the bolts were a common part to "force match" and forge

Start here: How does the bolt carrier serial font details compare to the receiver serial font details? Hopefully that will answer your question.