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Amberg 1918 Bookends, 1117f

mauser1908

mauser1908

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Hi Everyone, I've been absent for a while and I've got a couple rifles to post. This late Amberg 1918 is my most recent. This gun was a big deal for me, I enjoy late war items due to the diverse array of features one can encounter. A blued receiver was one that's evaded me for a while now and it's a great bookend for 6507 (in the white). Oddly enough, the blued guns are actually much more common than their "in the white" counterparts. Amberg began bluing receivers in during the early 'B' block; at least that's what I can confirm from trending them. With that said, I've personally never seen an 'A' block, but I would argue that's where the transition occurred there given how well represented the blued guns are in subsequent blocks. Amberg curtailed their production during the 'H' block around the 80k mark, this one was produced in the early 'F' block. I think that would place this one somewhere in September. As for this rifle, it's an exhibition in austerity; I mean it's really a piece of junk compared to guns made the year before. It really has it all; visible solder under the rear sight, tool chatter, cutter burn, a crappy beech stock with mushy acceptance (note it's not sanded, see the wrist...the buttstock really is that bad), the lack of the amberg "bright blue", and a course receiver that really reflects the shortage of emery. Like my other, it's a WWII bring-back, EWB marked and cut under the rear band.

Receiver SN: 1117f J, A, O
Barrel SN: 1117f OS 4548
Front sight SN: 17
Rear sight SN: 17
Sight Slider SN: 17
Ejector box SN: 17
Trigger Sear SN: 17
Front barrel band SN: 17
Rear barrel band SN: 17
Trigger guard SN: 1117
Trigger guard screws SN: 17, 17
Floor Plate SN: 17
Follower SN: 17
Stock SN: 1117
Handguard SN: 1117
Buttplate SN: 1117f
Bayonet lug SN: 17
Bolt body SN: m/m
Extractor SN: m/m
Safety SN: m/m
Cocking piece SN: m/m
Bolt sleeve SN: m/m
Firing pin SN: m/m

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Sam, that's a great Amberg. It makes a perfect set with your no suffix. I also think you've done a great job pinning down the time of transition to blued receivers. Hopefully one day a couple "a" blocks emerge so it can be even further triangulated.

Congrats again.
 
joryfreeburg said:
Nice looking rifle Sam. I am a fan of any EWB marked piece. This one has an especially nice cartouche
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Thank you, Jory! I like them as well, the orientation of the brand is cool, I like that one is parallel and the other is perpendicular to the muzzle.

feldmütze said:
Excellent pickup Sam!
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Thank you, Mike!

chrisftk said:
Sam, that's a great Amberg. It makes a perfect set with your no suffix. I also think you've done a great job pinning down the time of transition to blued receivers. Hopefully one day a couple "a" blocks emerge so it can be even further triangulated.

Congrats again.
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Thanks, Chris! That's been an ancillary benefit of the GL. V. project; it's exposed us to a lot of late Ambergs. There's one reported in the receiver marking study, maybe Wolfgang can help track it down. The 'a' block seems to be rather underrepresented relative to almost every other block. I suppose the reason behind that will never be known; maybe that block was largely destroyed by the German government or potentially in combat.

biggymu said:
Very nice comparison/contrast photos. Congratulations!
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Thank you, Rick !

KK45 said:
Nice looking riffle Sam (y)
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Thank you!
 
Great rifle and definitely worthy of being stickied. Not many 1918s floating around, very much a precursor/mirror to how some of the later K98ks would look some 25 years later imo. Congrats on the rifle!
 
PrayingMantis said:
That's a beauty, Sam! Glad you snagged it and could get detailed photos. It's in the reference.
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Thank you, Cyrus! I appreciate it.

AN-94 said:
Great rifle and definitely worthy of being stickied. Not many 1918s floating around, very much a precursor/mirror to how some of the later K98ks would look some 25 years later imo. Congrats on the rifle!
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Thank you! I focus on the 1918 dates rifles. Late war is my favorite period.

OnlyMil said:
That is righteous Sam, congrats on the pick up! :cool: Late war rifles have a lot of character. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you, Alex! I enjoy them.
 
This is how to display a rifle... I honestly can't think of something missed! I added to the research thread and linked it here.
 
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