Unserialized Gustloff bcd4

[Caesar1]

Here are some pictures of mine

 

[biggymu]

Nice Ceaser! Each one is so different. What is the six pointed star on the safety? I haven’t seen that before.

 

[M1903A3]

Very cool!!

 

[biggymu]

Here is the other one I have. I didn’t bother to tear it all down, but the barrel has no solder or holes for screws in it for the sights. It is in a post war stock. The B/R, mag housing, floor plate and sights were all together when I got it.

 

[yellowkid]

Love these! I’ve got a couple and neither’s sights are soldered. Let me dig them out and take some pics.

 

[Mike2994]

Photos of the one I picked up at the show. Has had some parts added, but still a nice rifle. Big thanks to Wayne for setting the deal up!

 

[SVW1945]

The front sight I noticed is farther back than usual. On the second one. Nice rifles.

 

[biggymu]

Man thats a nice example! Congratulations. These are some of my favorites too.

 

[heavy_mech]

The front sight I noticed is farther back than usual. On the second one. Nice rifles.

Unsoldered?

 

[Mike2994]

The sight I noticed is farther back than usual. On the second one. Nice rifles.

The other ones sight will move with medium hand pressure. I would imagine that most of these never had the front sights fully installed/soldered.

 

[biggymu]

One of my examples had both sights just spinning on the barrel. They were never soldered or drilled for set screws

 

[yellowkid]

Here's my two bcd 45s. apologies for the crap pics but I would never post otherwise. couple observations: all the sights are free and no solder. The set screw on one stands proud, and the other was ground on the bottom to sit flush. neither are drilled and set properly. one has a replacement (unnumbered; not Gustloff) bolt and HG, and the stock was sanded but quite a while ago FWIW. all the parts are either blue or in the white, with the exception of the milled UB and stamped FP which are phosphate. One has heavy pitting on the barrel that was cleaned off, and it does not continue to the adjacent receiver or sight, so it was almost certainly cleaned up before being put together. bores on both look unfired which I'm sure they are. both front sights can be wiggled off; just did one to show.

 

[Mike2994]

Here's my two bcd 45s. apologies for the crap pics but I would never post otherwise. couple observations: all the sights are free and no solder. The set screw on one stands proud, and the other was ground on the bottom to sit flush. neither are drilled and set properly. one has a replacement (unnumbered; not Gustloff) bolt and HG, and the stock was sanded but quite a while ago FWIW. all the parts are either blue or in the white, with the exception of the milled UB and stamped FP which are phosphate. One has heavy pitting on the barrel that was cleaned off, and it does not continue to the adjacent receiver or sight, so it was almost certainly cleaned up before being put together. bores on both look unfired which I'm sure they are. both front sights can be wiggled off; just did one to show.

Very nice examples!

 

[yellowkid]

To the earlier point made I wonder how many of these are out there? By my count there are something like 9-10 counted in this thread? Obviously a sn study won’t work! Mike you have a couple in the book - did you ever get a count?