CG Haenel

[flynaked]

Picked up a project rifle for a little bit of nothing, and I’m curious where this falls out production wise. About how late did CGH make rifles?

 

[mauser1908]

CGH made rifles through 1918 and 1919 dated receivers exist. If remember correctly 1916 was the highest year with 1917 being close. Paul would know.

Picked up a project rifle for a little bit of nothing, and I’m curious where this falls out production wise. About how late did CGH make rifles?

 

[flynaked]

Ahh good to know, thanks! Not being too familiar with all the Suhl maker timelines I had to ask. I was wondering as well since that 17 Simson was deemed a late one.

 

[CM0087]

Nice E-block. Mine is only 599 numbers away from yours.

http://www.k98kforum.com/showthread.php?8220-My-1917-C-G-Haenel-Suhl-Gew-98

 

[Loewe]

Can you do pictures of the stock acceptance and whether it has a take down (washer-ferrule)? I see its beech with grips which is right, but stocks are important to my research.

CGH, JPS & VCS serialed collectively, meaning they shared ranges, the method employed is a little baffling, but this is a certainty. The Consortium managed to produce rifles to the q-block in 1917, there are two reports of R-blocks, but no confirmations. One is CGH and the other VCS, however due to the lower case e often being taken for an "R" I range production to the q-block in 1917. (though it is highly likely they went to the r-block because there are 9000 q blocks known and the reports of r-blocks are under 5000 range)

Nice Consortium rifles are difficult to find, they tend to be used up when found though can be found matching. Here is a link to a brief article I wrote about them regarding serialing and numbers made:

https://gewehr98.wordpress.com/2018/03/30/suhl-consortium-gewehr98-production/

Picked up a project rifle for a little bit of nothing, and I’m curious where this falls out production wise. About how late did CGH make rifles?