Curious about the significance of the 'M' as it seems spurious to me... Love to hear other opinions...
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M= Marine, and this baby, with all respect to your opinion is coming straight from the KM supply.
Originally posted by Bob in OHComment
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The 'M' marking if even period original to the subject rifle is not of Kriegsmarine size or configuration. It is definately not a legit KM mark of the period.
Scott BComment
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The location for these 'M' stamps is also wrong. Upon blowing these pictures up it is very clear these marks are not period applied. For god sakes you can see the freshly exposed wood displaced by the stamp!
Scott BComment
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I can't understand how you can be so sure of your knowledge without having any idea about the provenace of this rifle.
As bcd used parts from other factories, I feel it is a chinese repro with french stamps and M is for M...
Originally posted by sszza2Comment
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It is more likely that your rifle is "a chinese repro with french stamps..." than period original.
The KM stopped branch marking rifle stocks and property marking bolt disassembly disks by end of 1941. Not only does the year of your rifle not conform the location and style of 'M' is completely inconsistent with what is known as original '37-'41. Dont go by 'BBOTW' as the two post '41 dated 'M' marked rifles are complete humpers.
Scott BComment
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I'm sure you're right as the guy who liberated it in 1944 and stored it since.Last edited by jujuy; 11-23-2005, 12:01 PM.Comment
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jujuy- all I can tell you is that people lie.
If your rifle had any charachteristics of KM marked rifles, it would show. A capitol M stamped in 2 places on a stock does not constitute Kriegsmarine markings.Comment
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Perhaps if Bill Grist would make a comment on the "M"?
All I can say is that the saying "Buy the weapon and not the story" is well worth remembering.Comment
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Where is the truth?
Gospel could be anywhere
Originally posted by rogerbhComment
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a beautiful rifle, and great pictures. I have a mauser of this same desgin (98k?) only it is a .22 caliber. Designed for training I assume. Very heavy for a single shot .22. <g> As you might guess, I am very new at this, and know very little about this stuff. I am hoping to learn something on this forum as well as other places. I would love to post some pictures of my own, but am not sure how to go about it. and any help in getting good pictures would be good. Are you using the 35 mm digital cameras? Do you have special lenses to get so close?
Any help is appreciated,
John WatsonComment
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John... The trainers are a whole other world. Some have the bayo lug (KKW model) while most don't (dsm-34). Camera...well, a macro feature is essential and optical zoom. Here's a bolt proof from a dot 44 I have...
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Now some digital reflex camera are getting some abordable price.
I have a Nikon D70 with a 28-80 optical lens.
Originally posted by johnwComment
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Call me a passimist , but I am not so keen on the blue finish on this bcd 42. That the blue is so glossy mint - with some perceptible marks on the receiver that are filled with blue.And that the takedown disc is patinated . L;east of all the goffy M's popped all over the wood.
Smacks of someone getting taken to the cleaners by a "vet story" packing old con.Comment
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All the comments are IMO out of subjects as these guns don't have any market here. That mean no collector value and every embellishment is a no sense as it has no commercial value.
Sorry but its is difficult to understand for an US citizen
Originally posted by gew98Comment
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