The Mauser commercial serial number 49345 dates the action to late 1911 - early 1912. Color case hardening was then a common Suhl/Zella-Mehlis upgrade of boltactions. The crosspins to the stock are, with the glassbedding, a later addition, probably to stop or repair a split stock. Stocksplitting is quite common on these early bolt actions, as proper bedding was not yet fully understood.