Great- here is what I have observed over the years of collecting byf45 rifles.
First, the bolt root will have the letter suffix on it- hard to say whether yours does or not from the pic. FWIW, the serial on the gas shield looks good, which bodes well for the bolt. The letter will match the one on the reciever exactly.
On the stock, I have yet to find a byf45 with a "dot" marked stock. I am not ruling it out, because you do find byf rifles in other manufacturers stocks, for example Wa37 proofed (JP Sauer) and "C" proofed (typical Gustloff). However, all of these stocks are Wa135 proofed on the side, and all have an asterisk marking above the subcontractor proof on the bottom. Below is an example of a Wa37 proof stock- notice the large asterisk. The asterisk was added to non-Mauser made stocks that were used. Some late byf44 rifles exibit these charachteristics as well, and the asterisk marked stocks show up until the very end, in svwMB "C" block production.
First, the bolt root will have the letter suffix on it- hard to say whether yours does or not from the pic. FWIW, the serial on the gas shield looks good, which bodes well for the bolt. The letter will match the one on the reciever exactly.
On the stock, I have yet to find a byf45 with a "dot" marked stock. I am not ruling it out, because you do find byf rifles in other manufacturers stocks, for example Wa37 proofed (JP Sauer) and "C" proofed (typical Gustloff). However, all of these stocks are Wa135 proofed on the side, and all have an asterisk marking above the subcontractor proof on the bottom. Below is an example of a Wa37 proof stock- notice the large asterisk. The asterisk was added to non-Mauser made stocks that were used. Some late byf44 rifles exibit these charachteristics as well, and the asterisk marked stocks show up until the very end, in svwMB "C" block production.
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