near mint late war round edge e/214 mount and dow scope.

[mauser99]

I wanted to post this up here before I listed it for sale for a friend. I see no issues at all.

Super scarce late 214 mount near un-used #'d to a rifle. Check all your late duv/qve k43's guys..

If any of you are interested please speak up.

 

[CanadianAR]

Wow that's nice.

 

[vaughn99]

Hello,

don't check the G/K43 much. I am surprised with all the super collectors on the forum they didn't comment on this mount? the engraving is not correct of the serial. I would like to see the clear pic of the E/214. I'm just getting a bad vibe about the mount also. the main problem I see is the engraving of the rifle serial. way to clean to sharp to new looking some one studied the correct font for this and came close. this serial looks cut when the original for a lack of a better term seamed to be acid cut or etched.

later
vaughn

 

[mauser99]

the serial is engraved in the typical way. No red flags that I see. If it had been mated to a rifle I could see being more cautious about the engraving process.
But, why would someone take an un-numbered mount and de-value it by adding a serial # ? The mount was loose and not on a rifle and looks a-typical of other late war e/214 mount's I have handled.

I have access to over a dozen. My concern was less about the mount itself than the rest. Bands, screws, eyecup, These can all be added. The mount is a one look orig. IMHO.


I do respect your opinions though.

 

[mauser99]

another

here is another for a matching qve45 that was blessed here back in 2013


the mount in question is in the center... the style and application is the same. The way the # 2 is applied is identical with the top of the 2 being one cut then the bottom horizontal cut being made in a separate cut. shape of the font is identical.

 

[nahpatronen]

I see no problems. It has a solid locking catch pin, which isn't typical but not impossible.

 

[mauser99]

I see no problems. It has a solid locking catch pin, which isn't typical but not impossible.

Yes it does. Some one sent me a PM asking if it did. If it does that just means its super late.
I have seen other e/214 mounts with phosphated levers on late qve45 matching snipers.

 

[vaughn99]

Hello,

sorry usually only have time to check once a week, here are the examples I checked it against.

 

[mdarnell19]

I see nothing wrong with this mount. The phosphate lever is correct on a late war mount. As is the solid pin. I am surprised that LTca2 has no commented yet. He is the mount guy. I do not get a good feeling about the serial number but these do vary. And why would someone serial number it to a rifle then separate it? Just my opinion.

 

[mauser99]

I have another e/214 mount from the same collection. Not numbered. The reason the numbers look so fresh also is they were filled in with white paint by the owner and I removed the paint with thinner. The metal had been protected. The other mount is its twin but, isn't numbered. The serial # is applied in the same exact manner as the other late e/214 mount I posted. The # 2 is applied the same as the font and application are exactly the same pantograph manner. I couldn't make that any more clear.

 

[LTCar2]

Some clarification here. I've contacted Mauser99 previously with questions and info about this mount. There is no issue with the numbers. They are of the more uncommon narrow width engraving found on 214 mounts. The locking lever axis pin is actually a cross between a "rolled pin" and a "solid pin". It is a "solid center roll pin" meaning, take a solid pin and hollow out both ends leaving the center solid. Once the pin is set into the mount the ends are "flared" to hold it in place. BLM is the only manufacturer to assemble their mounts this way and they only appear very late in the war.



Of this particular mount, it has a very good condition "black matt paint" finish. Screws are post war thereby making dowels and band suspect as well. Overall, a nice late war set worth the price placed on it. I hope this gives everyone a better understanding.

 

[mauser99]

THANK YOU !! this was the clarification I was asking for when I posted it originally as I wasn't 100% sure on the attaching hardware. No one commented so I went ahead and posted it for sale as what it was.
The dow scope is early not late as I thought before. Late dow's have 5 digit serial #'s
So the scope predates the mount. I never had any doubts the mount wasn't orig. and that the serial number was period applied. But, Im always up for discussion.

 

[jack944]

Debate

this is certainly a good and correct mount...my 214 is similar. Dowels and screws/bands maybe replacements. Nice to get the blood flowing in the G-43 mount guys.