There was no 98k production at Borsigwalde after 1943. From 1944 on, any time you see an "ar" marked receiver, it was assembled into a rifle by someone else.
ar 44 n block
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bda
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Ah, I just learned that today. I read up on it today in the K98 book about ar receivers in 1944. I've got a lot of reading to do!
Gorgeous rifle Bruce. As stated previously in this thread, rare too. I will toss out another nugget: n block rifles had unnumbered standard stocks. Despite being produced in the last several months of the war, they didn't have Keisgsmodell features. Maybe someone has one in a Kriegs stock but I cannot remember seeing one.
jbmauser
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heavy_mech
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Yeah, thanks. I should have perhaps been more clear. I wanted to know what told him it was MO assembled. As I said in my question, I couldn't make out anything from the top final. Thought maybe he noticed the bolt handle cutout or if there was something else that tipped him off.
jbmauser
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The top final isn’t clear but the WaA135 stock acceptance (not super clear either) and the e/135 on the right of the receiver are both visible and indicators of MO assembly. That and the bolt cutout as you mentioned, the font, n block, 2 e/135 acceptance on the trigger guard, etc.
heavy_mech
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Does yours have that same high bolt cutout like the n block byf Bruce shared above?
jbmauser
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Yes, it has the standard MO bolt cutout. Somewhere on the forum is a thread started by Bob in Ohio with pics of bolt cutouts and I contributed quite a few MO ones to it. MO has its own unique bolt cutout that’s quite easy to recognize, especially in later production, once you look at a few.
Nope, my memory was wrong. MO bolt cutout pics in this thread:
byf43 'f' block
I haven't posted any K98k in a while, so here is a very boring byf43 I picked up from Bruce ages ago. Some sloppy wood work in the sling and bolt cutouts but otherwise your typical f block.
www.k98kforum.com
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