New DOT 44 Acquisition and Kriegsmodell Stock Questions

[mauser99]

the rifle could have been found this way. Last variation could be slotted spanners or non slotted possibly. But search out others in this range to look for trends. The used the screws for the ID discs of the VZ24 late in the war On Brunn guns as they had tons of them. MO/BNZ and others used non tapered screws.

 

[yellowkid]

Second that. I might be tempted to just leave as is. Lots of “improved” bnz 45s with screws now that never had them. That’s too bad and we’ll never know. Is the wood threaded as if a screw was there?

 

[Muncher 1953]

“MO/BNZ and others used non tapered screws.”

‘99, would you expand on that? ( just lookin to expand my understanding)

do you mean ‘round head’ slotted, (no cone under the head) vs ‘oval head’ (has a cone, AND round head) or were you referring to the threaded portion? Traditional ‘wood screws’ tapered along their length, like butt plate screws/id disc screws vs ‘sheet metal screws’ w/a sharp point but straight threaded portion?

closet fastener nut

 

[komet45]

Marking Disc Spanner Screw

MAUSER 98, CZ24 Marking Disc Spanner Screw

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Here are some screws that might fill the holes until you can locate something better. I am not well versed to know if the band spanner screws were always slotted as well, but you can cut slots yourself if need be. The price is right. Does anyone have experience with these CZ24 disc screws?

I recently ordered several of these screws from Numrich and was mostly pleased. I would suggest ordering more than you need. Of the four I ordered, two I received had noticeable script "a" stamps on their heads and only two were "close" matches in finish. With tax and shipping, it came down to about $10 a screw.

I considered cutting slots, but then I would have bright bare steel to contend with. No need to create a new problem to solve with essentially the same outcome; non-original is never correct. As the screws are not original to the rifle I decided to just leave them as they were, squinting my eyes and telling myself there could have been a few extras just like this laying around the factory that day and...Voilà! Satisfied for the price, fits the needs of my budget-collector rifle.

Of note, this earlier production dot 1944 rifle is in the Picture Reference section and displays one cut and one uncut screw:

Another semi Kreigs DOT 44

Here is a really nice rifle I got at the SOS...fresh from the attic look....untouched FWIW I got it at the SOS from an older guy selling 2 or 3 hunting rifles....he knew it was a "german rifle" and got his price by looking it up on the internet....he got it from the deceased vets family who...

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[yellowkid]

I have one with uncut screws that I know are original to the gun so they did happen. I also bought a bunch of the Numrich screws and agree -- cheap and a good thing to have in the spares box esp if a late war collector!