Sniper or not

["Tim"]

Now it's complete

 

[mrfarb]

Cf barrel code puts this in 1944 production.

 

[Absolut]

A bit late to this thread, nevertheless: long time since I've seen a sniper rifle this nice. Thank you for sharing it.

 

[Remfan]

Thanks for sharing! Great to see a fine example.

 

[Turbo Archie]

I know a 43 Single Claw would not or should not have a Checkered butt plate , the lack of serial number on barrel is what had/has me confused .

What about the white glue??

 

[Dave Roberts]

What about the white glue??

What about it ??

 

[Turbo Archie]

What about it ??

Is that common on a single claw?

 

[flynaked]

Plenty of 43/44 Steyr in WGL.

 

[nirvana]

With a matching scope can? Jesus.

 

[Lanz]

Hello and good day,
I've been a silent reader of the K98 forum for a long time and only registered here a few weeks ago because of the pictures. Is it possible that the Steyr single claw mount is a replica made by Gerd Neuhaus from Germany? He manufactured a large number of these mounts professionally around 20 years ago. I myself am also from Germany and have had a reproduction single claw from him, and this reproduction single claw looked 100% identical to the mount shown here. Are these reproduction mounts by Gerd Neuhaus known in America?
Best regards from Germany
Lanz

 

[Turbo Archie]

Plenty of 43/44 Steyr in WGL.

You left out "single claw"

 

[flynaked]

What would be the difference if they are pulled from normal production. I’ve seen at least a couple of WGL SC off the top of my head.

 

[mauser99]

very nice example you have there..

 

[mauser99]

Now it's complete

and you have the friggen can !!! wow...

 

[mdarnell19]

You left out "single claw"

Single claws where regular produced rifles that showed higher accuracy levels so were converted to snipers. So any single claw sniper will pretty much have all the same features as a regular production rifles.

The scope mounts where added, safety shortened, checkered butt plate added (in 1944) and a final proof placed on the barrel. Besides that they are the same.

 

[Absolut]

I really wonder if it was Mahrholdt himself to fit the checkered buttplates, or if they did this at factory already?

 

[mdarnell19]

I really wonder if it was Mahrholdt himself to fit the checkered buttplates, or if they did this at factory already?

I guess we will never know but I would guess the factory since we see the same butt plates from Sauer, Mauser and Gustloff. I would think Steyr also shortened the safety before Mahrdolt received the rifles.

 

[Lanz]

...and a final proof placed on the barrel.

Was this final proof (placed on the barrel) different from the regular weapons? Was there a double proof test?