bnz45 1985T No Final with Crappy Bolt

Mike2994

Mike2994

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I can almost never pass up on a 'T' block. Especially a closet find as interesting as this one.

This example only has had the pilot holes drilled for the bands, the sap lines on the stock, an ill fitting trigger guard that took me a while to get off, no final, no firing, E/H, no front sight hood ever being placed, and with a crappy numbering job on the bolt to boot. This one seems a bit early for no screws, no final/firing, and no E/H. Sadly someone dicked with the screws and the rear sight spring is missing.

The bolt reminds me of this 'r' block Mike posted a while back:

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bnz45 r block - how bad is BAD?

Wanted to post some pics of this r block bolt. So tell me, would you believe that it was real, or would it worry you?
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All bolt internals are matching.

Along with all of this there is a 'V' mark near the bnz shield on the bottom of the barrel that looks similar to the 'V' on recycled VG-5 receivers used on 'S' block Steyrs.



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wonderful example ! i wonder how many were found with no screws and the screws were added. :cautious:

It looks like all the metal is coated with something ? Grease or old oil to preserve the metal ... Stock is super with that mineral stain running through the walnut.. Not often seen but loved..
 
mauser99 said:
wonderful example ! i wonder how many were found with no screws and the screws were added. :cautious:

It looks like all the metal is coated with something ? Grease or old oil to preserve the metal ... Stock is super with that mineral stain running through the walnut.. Not often seen but loved..
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I’d be willing to bet the amount of ‘T’ blocks that people “fixed” by adding screws would bring tears to the eyes of any late war collector.

I wiped down the metal with a small amount of Ballistol before taking photos. There was a bit of minor surface rusting from sitting in a closet for 70+ years. I think that combined with the angle of the sun caused the grease coating look in the photos.
 
I like it Mike! Those late war finishes on the metal sure are something to see. Overall the gun looks great for it's age.
 
I like it. I suspect the bolt body was replaced in an attempt to make it function or pass inspection, but was never actually fixed. It appears the number was ground off there to me? But these super late unfinished rifles are neat.
 
mrfarb said:
I like it. I suspect the bolt body was replaced in an attempt to make it function or pass inspection, but was never actually fixed. It appears the number was ground off there to me? But these super late unfinished rifles are neat.
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Makes sense. The number does look to have been partially ground off, I can see 282? or 2282? something with an 82.

Have you seen any others this early in the 'T' block with no final/firing? I thought all of them were generally in the 3500+ range.
 
I’ve seen S blocks with no final.

I think your barrel marking is a partial EN barre code, I think that’s one of the last codes.
 
Mike2994 said:
From what Mike says the barrel code is "EN". No other markings on barrel besides the shield, serial, and the "V" that is a partial "EN" code.
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That’s my guess - it’s not a V from that angle. When I get a chance I’ll see if I can find an EN code for comparison, it’s one of the last.
 
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