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Thank you for correcting me! I knew I would mess something up. Mausers are a huge learning curve for me at the moment and very daunting 😅 Is the barrel likely original to the receiver? Or possibly replaced at the same time as the major repair?

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I I can’t seem to find it. Can you point it out in a photograph?

New thread is up with more detailed photographs.

Group, I am the new owner of the recently sold 243 - 1939 #8087 with accompanying battle damage. This rifle already has a thread, but the photos were directly taken from the listing. Now that I’m back in town from the holidays, I’ve picked it up at my FFL and properly photographed it for you...

I actually did not. Someone I know posted this thread for me, but then I remembered I had an account already so I’ve been able to follow along. I will definitely be posting more detailed photos later this week.

Stephan, I purchased this rifle from the auction and I will be uploading detailed pictures when it arrives. Thank you all for the very educational discussion! I heavily collect battle damaged Japanese weapons, but haven’t had the opportunity to buy a battle damaged German one yet, the reason...

There are some other things to note, the “8” in “81” on the bolt body is stamped upside down. Not sure if someone trying to fake numbers would have made that error, along with what @PrayingMantis said about them not entirely scrubbing the old markings. The other thing is that the firing pin is...

I tend to agree with your assessment. And why only the bolt body, and not the other numbers on the bolt? This rifle had not been messed with in a very long time, likely ever since coming over here. I will share a photo of the bolt condition prior to cleaning. I have a depot built rifle on a...

See attached photos. You can see the some of the old characters.

Hello all! I have posted here once before regarding my 1909 Spandau that was put together at depot 22. Thanks to another member, I was given a lead on this 1916 Spandau which appears to have undergone extensive repairs. I’m not very familiar with Gew98s so please feel free to chime in with...

That makes a lot of sense, thank you!

Thank you for the clarification, makes sense!

Thank you for the info! I love the responses and info I’m getting. After looking at the rifle a little more, I believe the rifle was built around the receiver. It is extremely hard to tell from the photos, but there are very worn numbers underneath the “new” bolt numbers. I am almost positive...

I have added additional photos of every marking under the wood line. They should be available to you at the same link in my original post. Let me know what you think.

Thanks for the input! I’ve quickly discovered the rabbit hole with these rifles. I tried uploading them directly to the thread but the forum spits out an error message regarding the photo size. The google drive link was the only other method I could think of.

I can get those photos for you tonight and add them to the google drive link. I have not taken this rifle apart but the gentleman who sold it to me said he did once before (he put the rear barrel band on backwards).

That is an interesting theory! Didn’t think of that. I’m not sure how they stamped the numbers but I guess for a number as high as “22” I could see them using “2” twice to make “22”. Either way, thank you for your input!

Hello all, I'm new to this page but was directed here by someone off of Instagram. I have a 1909 Spandau which appears to be almost entirely force-matched via scoring and restamping or overstamping. The butt plate is marked "D", "L", and "22". I have been told that the "22" is a later wartime...