Bcd 42

Teed · Sunday at 5:45 AM

Hello,

Here is my gustloff bcd 42
Verry fresh rifle found near Rennes in France
Number matching
Found with the sling on it.

Teed · Sunday at 5:47 AM

Jdt · Sunday at 6:55 AM

Gorgeous example! That one did not get a lot of use for sure.

Embalmer · Sunday at 9:59 AM

What letter block is the serial number? Hard to tell if E or G by bolt handle

Teed · Sunday at 1:09 PM

It’s an « e » block

biggymu · Sunday at 2:48 PM

One of the nicest I’ve seen. 42’s are not often encountered.

Teed · Monday at 5:40 AM

Embalmer said:
What letter block is the serial number? Hard to tell if E or G by bolt handle

Embalmer · Monday at 6:41 AM

Very nice one, def looks hardly used. Is earlier than my O block one, why was curious.

Teed · Monday at 1:10 PM

Embalmer said:
Very nice one, def looks hardly used. Is earlier than my O block one, why was curious.

I think it’s a « crate » mauser, found when the germans leaves the city and kept safe since.

AN-94 · Monday at 8:36 PM

Finding anything 1942 dated and matching is difficult enough, finding one in this condition is even harder given how many went to the Ostfront and never returned. Congrats on a stunning rifle! If you could take some more detailed pics of all the numbered parts, I think this would be worthy of being put in the reference thread given the condition.

heavy_mech · Monday at 8:44 PM

AN-94 said:
Finding anything 1942 dated and matching is difficult enough, finding one in this condition is even harder given how many went to the Ostfront and never returned. Congrats on a stunning rifle! If you could take some more detailed pics of all the numbered parts, I think this would be worthy of being put in the reference thread given the condition.

I was kind of thinking the same thing. Even though what is shown is a high amount of Astrawerke stuff, I'd be interested in seeing more.

Jdt · Monday at 9:20 PM

heavy_mech said:
I was kind of thinking the same thing. Even though what is shown is a high amount of Astrawerke stuff, I'd be interested in seeing more.

Especially the stock code

Teed · 2025-01-30T12:24:47-0500

Can’t see waa code under the stock, but « c » is clearly visible.

heavy_mech · 2025-01-30T12:30:22-0500

Thanks for posting these. Nothing too exciting; Astra bolt body with Hermann Köhler back end. Elite Diamant rear sight parts. Nothing wrong with that, just none of the more obscure suppliers.

Teed · 2025-01-30T13:45:07-0500

Is it normal i don’t have « H » or L mark on the side of the stock ?

heavy_mech · 2025-01-30T13:56:18-0500

Teed said:
Is it normal i don’t have « H » or L mark on the side of the stock ?

Yes, it was eliminated in mid '42 sometime. I see you do have the e/WaW18 under the C on the keel, so it's all good.

Jdt said:
Especially the stock code

I think he's talking about what you'll find under the butt plate btw.

Teed · 2025-01-30T13:56:30-0500

heavy_mech said:
Thanks for posting these. Nothing too exciting; Astra bolt body with Hermann Köhler back end. Elite Diamant rear sight parts. Nothing wrong with that, just none of the more obscure suppliers.

Thank’s for all this knowledge amount !

Embalmer · 2025-01-30T14:15:32-0500

heavy_mech said:
I think he's talking about what you'll find under the butt plate btw.

Yes he's looking for code under buttplate, like this

heavy_mech · 2025-01-30T14:34:19-0500

Embalmer said:
Yes he's looking for code under buttplate, like this

View attachment 428079

It looks like yours is 4 33 42. It seems like Br is a really common supplier.

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