Recent content by bruce98k

I am guessing it was a Mauser Kriegsmodell stock that is post war numbered and somekind of conversion to bandspring setup. You can see where the screw was mounted for the rear band. I agree the bandspring route was added.

Question submitted.

Interesting in that it was cancelled, meaning that it was transferred to a new city. Could be Ffb? Appreciate others helping to figure this one out.

The rifle had no white paint when I had it. The original bolt was a later 'e' block Mauser bolt (4089e). The rifle was sold in 2014.

Honestly I dont remember...

Thanks Mauseken...thats a new one...Likely Aachen.

This gun is bad and is currently on the Rock Island web site. I know because I used to own it. When I bought it about 20 years ago it came with mm bolt. Of course some idiot had it "fixed"...thats after I sold it. Besides the bolt its a beautiful matched G date.

Guys if you have early K98ks or any Banner Ks with city codes, please respond with the following: Rifle code and year Serial number if you can, otherwise partial will also do. ie. 78xxd or 668xx City code Super thank!

Guys the rifle could be legit with the DRP marking. Stephan is working on some source material that will clarify or justify the existence of the DRP marking on a wartime rifle. I have correspondence from Jon beginning in 1942 regarding the SS and the Postschutz so lets see what Stephan can dig...

Without a good image of the top bolt flat hard to tell. I am sure there is the possibility that Mauser could have sent bolt bodies to Steyr late in the war.

I have not seen the reference to "Mod.1928" before so that's completely new. The exporter is located in Athens but I wonder if that was a cover to keep this delivery under the radar so to speak. Again, another data point in this puzzle.

I am revisiting this thread due to a new document uncovered by Jon. It shows delivery of 15,000 rifles under the header "Gew. 7.9mm Mod. 1928". Entry is from May 1930. Another data point in the S28 puzzle.

korea1950, we could use a pic or pics of the stock. In that range, some chatter with lots of sanding marks, E/H on right side of stock rear of disk.

Send me the stock and I will fix it - at least get rid of the filler and see what's underneath. No charge.

That's a Gustloff bcd4 'y' block, not a bnz4.