S/42 1937 Laminated 6040w

[bruce98k]

Late and scarce laminated Mauser S/42 1937.

 

[pzjgr]

Nice one Bruce! I have a "y" block 1937 S/42, like yours, in a laminated stock, a non-import marked bolt m/m....I will try to get some pics and add them if thats ok...

 

[George R.]

very nice pre war rifle.

 

[bruce98k]

S/42 laminated

Hey pzjgr - post the pics - more is better! Also I will be keeping track of laminated serials in 1937 for the
book, so bring it on. Also sorry for the crappy pics - will update with better images as time permits.

 

[pzjgr]

Well, Mike has the full data sheet on the rifle, I can tell you it is 818 y. Lam stock and handguard, both are well marked, and numbered in the channel, and the keel of the butt, so I know it is a righteous early lam stock, and not a replacement...I will get pics when I can and post them...

 

[pzjgr]

Well, I finally dug the "y" block 1937 S/42 out of the closet, and got some pics...its an all matching but the bolt (bummer) gun with a red glue lam stock. Not in as nice of shape as Bruce's but I like it because it's a very late 37 with the laminated stock. The stock is numbered both on the keel and in the channel. The lam handguard is also numbered in the channel....

 

[pzjgr]

And some more...

 

[bruce98k]

S/42 1937 Laminated

Mauser started working on plywood stocks as early as 1935. It took them 2 years to get all the wrinkles
out. More data would help pin down when these laminated stocks started to appear in 1937.
Regardless of bolt MM, a tough example to find.

 

[pzjgr]

Do you guys think using the lams was more or less sporadic, or was there a fairly hard switch?

 

[bob32268]

Laminate stock on 1937

Mauser started working on plywood stocks as early as 1935. It took them 2 years to get all the wrinkles
out. More data would help pin down when these laminated stocks started to appear in 1937.
Regardless of bolt MM, a tough example to find.

Bruce:
I have a JP Sauer 1937 with a "p" suffix that has
a early mathcing laminate stock.
Bob

 

[Funkel]

S/42 1937 Serial 962Y Laminated stock+barrel Matching serials. Bolt mm.

Wow! I finally found a cousin for my k98! Very likely they were on a rack very close when they were born. Yours looks like it had a much easier life than mine tho. I was told possible RC? . I know mines been thrashed, i like it tho cos i know it was on the front and must've seen alot of action! still shoots ok too!

 

[308nutt]

Are there any examples of 1936 JP Sauers with correct laminated stocks please?

 

[pzjgr]

AFAIK they only started issuing laminated stocks experimentally in the late 1937 rifles....so no, laminated stocks in 1936 would probably be a no....

Funkel, that is pretty cool, it sure isn't far from mine....but she is rough! Thats some pretty heavy pitting...wonder if it got that way during the war (battlefield loss that sat a while) or if it was post war poor storage....

 

[mrfarb]

There are no laminate stocks in any maker prior to 1937, and any 1937 laminated is scarce.

 

[pzjgr]

Hey Tod,

My stock has quite a few markings....starting on the right hand side of the butt, the standard stuff by the bolt disassembly lug...E/63 over "H", with 2 E/63's below that...on the keel...2 E/63's, "K", s/n 883, also has 883 in the barrel channel...

There is no way to tell for sure of the bolt replacement is a wartime thing or postwar...unless perhaps your bolt is an un-numbered armorer replacement, or possibly if you have re-work marks on the stock...

Its tough to tell a lot from your pics, would need more overall pics, etc...but I am pretty certain the Germans wouldn't have added a sling swivel to the stock, most likely that is post war done....

 

[5RCS]

Hello,
Here is mine. It is the series "v".
The stamp "AN" means that the weapon is no longer able to shoot in France.
Fred

 

[mrfarb]

Here's mine, it's a Y block too.

 

[Turbo Archie]

Double eagle throw down and replaced barrel..

Nice...

..

 

[Funkel]

Hey Tod,

My stock has quite a few markings....starting on the right hand side of the butt, the standard stuff by the bolt disassembly lug...E/63 over "H", with 2 E/63's below that...on the keel...2 E/63's, "K", s/n 883, also has 883 in the barrel channel...

There is no way to tell for sure of the bolt replacement is a wartime thing or postwar...unless perhaps your bolt is an un-numbered armorer replacement, or possibly if you have re-work marks on the stock...

Its tough to tell a lot from your pics, would need more overall pics, etc...but I am pretty certain the Germans wouldn't have added a sling swivel to the stock, most likely that is post war done....

Hey, here's some better pics(check out the recoil lug!) you'll notice a few shrap chunks on it. Found a Luftwaffe ''L'' on it!

 

[pzjgr]

Well, a couple of things I would point out...it looks like your stock is really shiny...not sure if is some sort of oil, or if its been shellac'ed or Poly'd or something. I would think about carefully removing that finish, that would probably help a lot....