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kuduae
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Re: Identifying an old Mauser
08/06/14 03:39 AM

This rifle was originally built on an ex-military Gew.98 action in the 1920s, pre-1940 BU proofmarks on receiver only. As the original barrel with the usual markings is lost I cannot point to the original maker. Later it was rebarreled to the then modern 7x64. Responsible for the new barrel was the gunmaker Kuno Barthelmes, Otto-Barthelmes-Weg 2, Zella-Mehlis. The new barrel was supplied by a Zella-Mehlis barrelmaker GM, most likely a successor (son?) of one of the 3 Z-M barrelmakers named Möller, probably of Max Möller, MM, Forstgasse 7, Z-M. Further work was done by a gunsmith GFZ, Georg Fährmann, Zella? Obviously the gunsmithes had problems getting out the old barrel, evidenced by the hammer marks on the receiver ring, but these marks may have been from removing the military barrel in the 1920s. The new 7x64 barrel was duly Nitro (eagle/N) reproofed (eagle/I = Instandsetzung = repair) by the Zella-Mehlis proofhouse (spruce in heart mark) in 10 41 = October 1941. I read the “3270” serial number as a misstamped “8270”.

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Identifying an old Mauser	coinich	08/06/14 12:59 AM
Re: Identifying an old Mauser	Igorrock	08/06/14 02:21 AM
Re: Identifying an old Mauser	kuduae	08/06/14 03:39 AM
Re: Identifying an old Mauser	coinich	18/06/14 09:18 AM
Re: Identifying an old Mauser	NitroX	18/06/14 04:26 PM

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