Double firing proof reworks

[THunter]

I recently acquired what appears to be a depot rework bcd 42. What made me want it is it appears the rifle was rebarreled and another firing proof added to the receiver. The depot even took it one step further and X’d out the original serial number and stamped the new one. I vaugely remember seeing another rifle with the double firing proofs in the past and after some searching I found it in BBoTW. Interesting enough both appear to be bcd 42s from the i block.

Does anyone else have depot reworks that have the double proofs or show the original receiver serial being cancelled out and a new one applied?

 

[biggymu]

That’s different!

 

[bnz41john]

Maybe related to defective barrel blank lots. In 42 there was a period they tried to simplify production so some barrel blank codes were left with no lot numbers. From my understanding this lead to issues as entire serial number ranges of rifles had to be rebarraled when a defective barrel was found in the field. They couldn't pin them down to just one lot range.


I'm assuming somewhere in the i block of bcd42 they got a defective lot from one of the steel barrel blank makers and had some barrels burst. So I'm assuming gustloff may have been the ones to replace the barrels. Or were atleast the ones who accepted them once the barrels were replaced. May explain the double acceptance. As most depots put there acceptances on the stocks.

I am in no way a expert on depots or reworks, very much so still a novice. So this is just my best guess. Killer rifle regardless!

 

[THunter]

Maybe related to defective barrel blank lots. In 42 there was a period they tried to simplify production so some barrel blank codes were left with no lot numbers. From my understanding this lead to issues as entire serial number ranges of rifles had to be rebarraled when a defective barrel was found in the field. They couldn't pin them down to just one lot range.


I'm assuming somewhere in the i block of bcd42 they got a defective lot from one of the steel barrel blank makers and had some barrels burst. So I'm assuming gustloff may have been the ones to replace the barrels. Or were atleast the ones who accepted them once the barrels were replaced. May explain the double acceptance. As most depots put there acceptances on the stocks.

I am in no way a expert on depots or reworks, very much so still a novice. So this is just my best guess. Killer rifle regardless!

Interesting theory that does seem plausible. The rifle is in transit to my FFL at the moment. Once I have it in hand Ill have a better idea what were working with. The pictures I do have from the seller seem to show it as a depot rework using some salvaged parts. Why It was double proofed is TBD.

 

[bnz41john]

The depot may have been the one to proof test the rifles then.

Sweet snag!