Unusual BCD bolt group

[GhillieGuy]

Recently acquired this BCD bolt group assembly with Type 1 Heavy carrier. The bolt group matched. There was originally a serial number on the bolt, FP Carrier, and locking lugs. The Bolt and FP carrier has “0’s” on the Old SN. The F/P carrier ellipse cutout for the Carrier toe also looks poorly machined. Carrier serial is 4717a. Anyone see this on BCD’s?

 

[CanadianAR]

That’s really interesting. Maybe those parts were replaced at a depot. Despite not seeing Depot marked g/k rifles, it obviously happened.

 

[Roger S]

I do not recall seeing that early style bolt carrier outside the no letter block. It is interesting. Even NL often have the standard carrier just with the rib.

 

[Brian Kowalski]

While I have seen a limited number of BCD examples, it is not unusual to see re-numbered parts and odd parts used in their early production. It seems like, in my opinion, they used what they could get to assemble rifles. They seemingly got a lot of help from Walther to get production running, as I have seen several early rifles with Walther/Odd parts on them. It appears that they had to initially rely on others for parts to complete rifles. So, why would they not use parts from other rejected/damaged/sabotaged? rifles to get a good rifle out the door? Also, I suspect the conditions of assembling them were not ideal. Just my opinion here and others may step in with their views.

In this case, who really knows...a rifle that had initial issues and they reused the parts from other on this one...or an armorers repair?

 

[GhillieGuy]

Thanks for the theories on this. Now to try and find a BCD barreled action.