Identification help: Late war K98k bolt body, 1/2 Phospate, 1/2 Blued.

[lambo35]

Identification help: Late war K98k bolt body, Pictures now.

I have what I think is a late war bolt body. It has two round holes under the firing pin, no rib, phosphate body with a blued handle with rough milling marks. It has a nazi proof on the rear of the bolt handle root, four digit serial number on the root top and a large V w/serifs on the bottom of the bolt root. Enough to tell who made it?

Many thanx, Chuck.

ps. the extractor has an Imperial proof

 

[mrfarb]

I have what I think is a late war bolt body. It has two round holes under the firing pin, no rib, phosphate body with a blued handle with rough milling marks. It has a nazi proof on the rear of the bolt handle root, four digit serial number on the root top and a large V w/serifs on the bottom of the bolt root. Enough to tell who made it?

Many thanx, Chuck.

Could be a bnz45 bolt, or VK98 bolt. Too hard to tell without photos, but the bolt handle is probably phosphate too with patina that makes is appear blue.

 

[Turbo Archie]

Late byf '44 bolt ...



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[lambo35]

Pictures now added.

Pictures are now up. I tried to edit the main title, I guess I just do not know how.

 

[mrfarb]

After seeing these photos I'm positive, it's a bolt body from a Steyr VK98 Volksturm rifle. Here's a few links to what the rifles look like:

http://www.k98kforum.com/showthread.php?2148-VK98-with-Slab-stock

http://www.k98kforum.com/showthread.php?373-VK-98-Steyr-V-5

The extra notch cut in the back of the bolt is to aid disassembly since these bolts usually lack the detent pin in the gas shield, and is a VK98 feature (see red arrow pointing to extra notch).

 

[Turbo Archie]

Yea, I thought the V was in the bolt root channel like an FN bolt..



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[ClintJ]

They were numbering parts on a Volksturm rifle. That's crazy. What was the point?

 

[mrfarb]

They were numbering parts on a Volksturm rifle. That's crazy. What was the point?

Bolt body and barrel were numbered, thats it! Regardless of the terrible quality, it's still German (well......Austrian in this case).

 

[lambo35]

Many thanx all.

Chuck