SPANDAU 1915 6618d
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What is matching is original, the replaced parts are impossible to say, but typical is not serialing to match on secondary components, but the bolt body and stock are universally re-numbered when replaced but patterns do vary. (in manner and application)
This barrel code is most interesting, this pattern is only known with Spandau/15 production and so far only in the d-block, two others are very similar to yours (508/d & 5339/d); Spandau made rifles are under-rated, they are much tougher to find in upper grades, not uncommon really but people think more were made than is really the case (imo), really nice and original is really tough, - though that is true with most makers, other than Amberg's all are pretty tough to find nice prior to 1917, much tougher than 98k of almost any common make-date.
** That bolt might be from a Spandau/15 or there about, I will have to compare this bolt to known examples but it looks Spandau'ish" to me and C/H is right for Spandau/15, but I will have to make comparisons for a solid opinion, - number fonts and more exacting comparisons of C/H acceptance of this maker-date, but off-hand I like it for Spandau make of the period
This barrel code is most interesting, this pattern is only known with Spandau/15 production and so far only in the d-block, two others are very similar to yours (508/d & 5339/d); Spandau made rifles are under-rated, they are much tougher to find in upper grades, not uncommon really but people think more were made than is really the case (imo), really nice and original is really tough, - though that is true with most makers, other than Amberg's all are pretty tough to find nice prior to 1917, much tougher than 98k of almost any common make-date.
** That bolt might be from a Spandau/15 or there about, I will have to compare this bolt to known examples but it looks Spandau'ish" to me and C/H is right for Spandau/15, but I will have to make comparisons for a solid opinion, - number fonts and more exacting comparisons of C/H acceptance of this maker-date, but off-hand I like it for Spandau make of the period