Late 1942 Mauser Berlin 'L' block with flat buttplate

bruce98k

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Buddy picked this up locally and snapped some images for the book addendum.
Very late 1942 assembly fitted with a factory original flat buttplate stock.
Remember there are sporadic flat buttplate stocks released by MB well into 1943.
 

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Wow, what a beauty. Very crisp. I love the machine marks on the floorplate and TG. So was the stock stamped with original inspection stampings, and never actually stamped on the right side with WaA/service (army H) markings? I have an E359 armory stock that isn't serialized on a ce 43 that also lacks army stamping on the right side.
 
Nope the stocks on all MB guns after the 'a' block in 1942 were sanitary as in no external marks.
 
Beautiful rifle Bruce. I like that MB was kinda a flyer this way, I have the last letter block of 41 and is a hybrid of their Early and late style.
 
Its so weird to see flat buttplates with this band configuration, but man what a nice rifle. Is there a link on the forum to the addendum(s)?
 
Guys thats the way it came but since it doesn't match then it is what it is as they say.
MM safety no big deal in my book, on par with a MM bandspring or follower.
Hopefully one day I can talk him out of it.

As soon as I can will post a full image of both the 42 and 43 flat buttplate MB rifles.
 
Here are the comparison images of the 1943 'e' block and the 1942 'l' block.
 

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