Odd bcd/ar 42 dual code : French capture ?

[Guillaume d'Orange]

Hi everyone,

I came across a strange rifle: waffenamt stamps removed from the receiver, odd marking on the stock RF K 72, H front band, font of the serial number (2565) not original.

I compared with these ones:

bcd/ar dual codes

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The receiver code is shallow, receiver has probably been polished and reblued.

You know I'm in France. Usually RF is a known acronym for "République Française".
Have any of you ever seen this kind of marking on a buttstock ?

Here are the only pics I have:

 

[biggymu]

The stock below the cartouche looks to have been repaired. The laminate is out of place.

 

[tsmgguy]

Right. The entire heel of the stock looks to have been cut out and replaced. Interesting!

 

[Aaron]

The front site is also backwards.

 

[bnz41john]

The front site is also backwards.

Holy cow that's a new one on me.

 

[mauser99]

the whole rifle is a train wreck... looks to be wood filler

 

[biggymu]

The front site is also backwards.

Not only that, it looks like a Gew98 front sight. It seems we have all but answered your original question.

 

[Muncher 1953]

the marks on the receiver look odd, as if made by something other than a die stamp. (roto engraved, acid etched, edm marked?)

 

[mauser99]

the

EXACTLY!!! ALL FAKE.. THE STOCK IS THE LEAST OF THIS THINGS ISSUES.

marks on the receiver look odd, as if made by something other than a die stamp. (roto engraved, acid etched, edm marked?

 

[Guillaume d'Orange]

Thanks guys, I know that the rifle is very far from its original configuration. @Aaron : I did not see the backwards front sight ! It is quite possible that Bubba played with it. The sling is a brand new repro.

However I was mainly curious about the stamp RF K 72. And the fact that usually Bubba is quite proud of notzi eagles and don't polish them off.

Does anyone have pictures of those G43 with an R stamp rumored to come from Indochina ? Can't find any on the forum.

 

[bnz41john]

Thanks guys, I know that the rifle is very far from its original configuration. @Aaron : I did not see the backwards front sight ! It is quite possible that Bubba played with it. The sling is a brand new repro.

However I was mainly curious about the stamp RF K 72. And the fact that usually Bubba is quite proud of notzi eagles and don't polish them off.

Does anyone have pictures of those G43 with an R stamp rumored to come from Indochina ? Can't find any on the forum.

https://www.k98kforum.com/threads/recently-acquired-depot-iv-k98k.32021/

Here is a depot build k98k that I used to own with the remnants of this infamous "R" stamp. Doesnt show you much, other then maybe the size and proportions of the stamp.

 

[Hambone]

the marks on the receiver look odd, as if made by something other than a die stamp. (roto engraved, acid etched, edm marked?)

Fellas, pull pics and produce a side by side of the three bcd/ar variants below next to the bcd/ar at issue.

bcd/ar dual codes

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