Danzig 1917

[mauser1908]

Hi Everyone,

I’ve had this rifle for several months at this point, figured it might be a good idea to get it posted. It’s a common gun but it has a few cool points. First of which is the two piece buttstock; the second is the improper barrel serial number application. I’m thinking there might have been a timing issue that required some extra work.

 

[mauser1908]

 

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[Cyrano4747]

I love that barrel SN. Stuff like that really does it for me.

 

[AN-94]

Damn, you have some wonderful 1917 Gewehrs and this one is certainly a beauty! I really like the two-tone, two-piece stock on this one, definitely a unique look compared to others. This beech doesn't seem to have that really orange hue that later ones do, is this a train oil finish on this one or is it an early case of Kronengrund?

 

[joryfreeburg]

Sweet two tone two piece stock on this one along with nice mellow metal. Very nice looking rifle…. Congrats

 

[chrisftk]

Great rifle on multiple fronts Sam! That's the second two-tone stock to show up in recent memory. It's a cool variation. The barrel "boo-boo" is also pretty awesome.

 

[mauser1908]

I love that barrel SN. Stuff like that really does it for me.

I thought it was cool as well, it's the first time I've seen the same serial number repeated.

Damn, you have some wonderful 1917 Gewehrs and this one is certainly a beauty! I really like the two-tone, two-piece stock on this one, definitely a unique look compared to others. This beech doesn't seem to have that really orange hue that later ones do, is this a train oil finish on this one or is it an early case of Kronengrund?

Thank you, 1917 and 18 has been a focus of mine with 1917 probably being represented the most in my collection. It's train oil in my estimation; it's permeated the surface too well to be a varnish based finish like the earlier linseed oil based varnishes or the later Jaeger products. Dark beech stocks from Danzig are pretty well represented throughout the early part of 1917; the orange crap appears a bit later. When you examine the entire universe of late war finishes across all makers, the orange Danzig goop (Chrisftk TM) is actually pretty unique and should really be categorized on it's own.

Erfurt sourced all stock lumber as a price control, then distributed to each manufacturer; this is a pretty concrete way to determine that it's something in the actual finish causing this and not just the wood itself. To draw a comparison, I have a walnut stocked Danzig 1918 that's covered in this crap. The stock finish resembles that of a prewar type 99 Arisaka than anything German.

Sweet two tone two piece stock on this one along with nice mellow metal. Very nice looking rifle…. Congrats

Thanks Jory, I appreciate it!

Great rifle on multiple fronts Sam! That's the second two-tone stock to show up in recent memory. It's a cool variation. The barrel "boo-boo" is also pretty awesome.

Thanks Chris, I appreciate it. Cyrus' Saxon Stern is of the same stripe.

 

[Jdt]

Very nice!! Congrats

 

[Loewe]

Nice example, Danzig/17 have several TPS in this general range, 8590/n (MauserBill owned back when, not sure it survived the fire though); plus an s-block (6259/s) is known; probably more in the trends but they are far from complete. I believe there are others but it is tedious browsing with a weak battery!

 

[37th Div Ohio]

Very nice! Love that two piece stock as well! Congrats!

 

[mauser1908]

Very nice!! Congrats

Thank you!

Nice example, Danzig/17 have several TPS in this general range, 8590/n (MauserBill owned back when, not sure it survived the fire though); plus an s-block (6259/s) is known; probably more in the trends but they are far from complete. I believe there are others but it is tedious browsing with a weak battery!

Thanks, Paul! I’m fond of these.

Very nice! Love that two piece stock as well! Congrats!

Thanks, Matt! I appreciate it.

 

[biggymu]

I don’t know how I missed this, but agree with all that’s been said. Cool on many levels.

 

[mauser1908]

I don’t know how I missed this, but agree with all that’s been said. Cool on many levels.

Thanks, Rick!

 

[OnlyMil]

Sam, you are like the King of rifle stocks lol. Only fitting that you've posted a few threads on the overview of stock finishes!! Love the two-tone two-piece beech on this one. Not to mention that little oopsie that made it through acceptance (a nice benefit of wartime for us collectors!). They probably knew it would be hidden under the wood line anyway but were so obsessive that they took the time to line it out anyway.

 

[PrayingMantis]

All around a damn fine Gew, Sam. Thanks for posting; i added it to the reference.

 

[mauser1908]

Sam, you are like the King of rifle stocks lol. Only fitting that you've posted a few threads on the overview of stock finishes!! Love the two-tone two-piece beech on this one. Not to mention that little oopsie that made it through acceptance (a nice benefit of wartime for us collectors!). They probably knew it would be hidden under the wood line anyway but were so obsessive that they took the time to line it out anyway.

Thanks Alex, I enjoy the two tone examples as well. Cyrus has a Dresden that’s very similar to this one. Not totally sure what happened with the barrel, needless to say, it’s the first I’ve seen something like this.

All around a damn fine Gew, Sam. Thanks for posting; i added it to the reference.

Thanks, Cyrus!