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I have some questions about one I have. Any help would be greatly appreciated.View attachment 872411 View attachment 872412 View attachment 872413 View attachment 872414 View attachment 872415 View attachment 872416
The Germans applied Waffenamt inspectors stamps on many parts all over their guns (including magazines).In the 1st picture, isn't that a third reich symbol stamping? If so, wouldn't it have been restamped or ground off by the soviets?
The Germans applied Waffenamt inspectors stamps on many parts all over their guns (including magazines).
If the Russians had wanted to take the time to remove them from the hundreds of thousands of German weapons they captured, they would probably still be at it today. Lol.
I once saw a really rough Mauser at a pawn shop with Waffenamts, Arabic Syrian markings, AND a Star of David on the receiver. To top it off, someone had managed to fit it with a RIA '03 Springfield barrel.Now thats a good point. Many of these firearms were stored for emergencies. So how much time do you spend sanitizing them. Even the Nazi firearms that Israel purchased and used as their front line arms still kept many of the German markings. Also lots of those rifles went through a full fledged caliber conversion and lots of them still were not fully sanitized.
I once saw a really rough Mauser at a pawn shop with Waffenamts, Arabic Syrian markings, AND a Star of David on the receiver. To top it off, someone had managed to fit it with a RIA '03 Springfield barrel.
I almost bought it for the sheer bizzarro factor, but no two parts had matching numbers and the bolt had alot of slop in it.
The serial numbers don't look like the typical serial numbers found on this model. For example, the number "1" on the receiver has no bar at the bottom, while the "1" on the toggel has the bar.
Nothing to be disappointed in, it is what it is, not like its garbage now. Also that ends pretty much any worries if it was forced. The forcer would have fixed that..Barrel number does not match. Somewhat disappointing.