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have not seen many original Mauser, Oberndorf type B rifles. They did not have a pronounced “Schnabel” foreend. There is just a very slight flare at the tip. The tips are cut off with a curved cut, straight in plan but curved up-down. Looking at the enlarged photo as you did, I see a typical post-1912 to 1945 Mauser B stock with the uncheckered foreend and the rounded, seen from the side, tip.
your post is probably better directed at me, as he was only replying to my comment. I realise the image I had in my head of a Type B fore end was out, not sure why as I’ve looked at a lot of pictures of them but never never seen one in the flesh. Did Oberndorf ever checker the fore end anywhere on a type b?
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