Couple more questions on originality: did Type Bs eve have the slab side panels in the stock either side of the action? I’m thinking these were mostly done by the independent German gun makers, but feel I have seen pictures of a type B with them. Also were they mostly an earlier feature?

And trigger guard bows - did the Type Bs ever have the shotgun style, or was that purely independents again? I read a post where someone claims they did but have never seen it. I have a bottom metal with DSTs inletted but has a shotgun trigger bow fitted. I’m thinking of grafting a military one on and shaping it back a bit. Unless someone has a bottom metal with DST inletted and a solid bow they’d like to swap?