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Thanks for taking time to answer and passing along that info, Mike

I've looked at multiple times, it is REAL faint...Best I can determine it is 10/29..There is a steel lot code of R12 if anyone has dates corresponding to lot codes...

Picked this one up out of an old collection....It looks to have been rebuilt by the British? I believe the marking on sight base is an arrow I 6/43 and there is also what appears to be a broad arrow...

I found this the other day , it mentions. the 7th and the 10th in 1891 at Ft. Leavenworth.....

Here are a few more....I forgot to photograph, but the circle P is below the pistol grip...Thanks again, Mike
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Picked this up on a whim...What are the chances this is his rifle...
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/eftown.htm
He was in charge of Ft. Leavenworth from 1890-1894
The name stamp is all one, not...

Thanks for the quick response...And to answer your question, yes, there is a large 7 on one side and on the other a smaller 7 over 801 and on top of the stock near the butt plate there is an I or a...

I just picked up an interesting trapdoor which I will post in the near future, but anyway, the rifle is a Model 1888 and the serial is 545102 ..Thanks for any help..Mike

Thanks, just the info I was looking for

, star gauged barrel 3/28 with star gauge number G 1942, boxed DAL, polished rails and follower, not drilled for lyman, coarse checkered butt plate with trapdoor, serrated trigger, and I believe, a...

I believe it is the second type with the national match parts removed, the bolt is AWOL and was wondering if it was polished or parked and what code would be correct...

What would be the correct bolt for a NM special target from 1928..My understanding is that it is a rebuilt rifle with service style parts and a star gauged barrel..Any help would be...

Rifle is for sale from "HUMPER" McBride a known purveyor of fraud k98's, I see he has branched out to U.S. rifles...He's a clown...

It depends on manufacturer but GENERALLY late 41/early 42 on cupped buttplate models with original stocks..

They guy is a KNOWN German mauser humper...Anything this guy sells should be looked on with suspicion...A true turd monger...

Looking for a stock correct for a 1918 Springfield rifle serial 850000 JFC, EHD, or eagle head, without rebuild marks..Thanks, Mike

bronze wool on the metal, no steel except possibly 0000, don't touch the stocks or the slings..other than a lightly damp towel on the stocks and wipe off..Don't take them apart if you don't know what...

Nice rifle and thanks for sharing..Good deals are out there and rare rifles are still available..Congrats

here's a link to a sling website...
http://www.rollanet.org/~stacyw/German_GEW98_Sling.htm

The Germans did a lot of things that are not in the books, what ever they could to get a rifle back on the line!

Source? Besides an internet myth or gunbroker sales pitch to justify a mismatched...

sporterized rifle rescue...or the vet owned 2 rifles and mixed and matched...or...But the germans never did anything like this even on the repair level, most major components were renumbered to...

Well it arrived, stock/handguard were trashed..Handguard was original but they extended the sight groove and hacked down the humps and the stock was cracked from the middle band to the bayonet...

I am guessing the buttplate was part of the stock swap..I messaged the seller if he still knew of the whereabouts of the stock..I can always hope..The sling, looks to be a period correct...

Just won this one recently (get it Tuesday)..I am guessing the stock is incorrect due to the two crossbolts and the handguard looks newer....but the rest looks ok, including the straight bolt...Plus...

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