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German Mauser 98 S Plus Firear LoginOr Learn more Continue ParallaxBills Curio Relic and Military Surplus Firear Login Join HOME ParallaxBills Curio Relic and Military Surplus Firear Parallaxs Curio Relics Firearm Forums are for collectors of military surplus firearms of all kinds and gun collecting in general. FORUMS DISCUSSIONS GALLERY MESSAGES NOTIFICATIONS ParallaxBills Curio Relic and Military Surplus Firear Collectible Mauser Rifles German Military Mausers Forum Bringback K98s: Non matching numbers Moderators: M39Scout, trautert, Carl Gustav, nothernug, ThePitbullofLove, VIS35, beanstrung, Cabinetman, dou 44.parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums Share Share with: Link: Copy link Switch to Print View -. Rifle is marked BYF 43 However it also says receiver, floorplate and trigger guard match but the barrel is not numbered. All of the bolt parts match each other but not the rest of the rifle. Does this indicate it isnt truly a bringback or could it simply mean it was rearmored during the war Im trying to educate myself on these rifles but the amount of information out there and different opinions is enough to make my head explode. Thanks, RS chcusnr1 231 active member chcusnr1 231 Jan 02, 2009 2 2009-01-02T21:42 Probably no way of knowing for sure... Indicators that it is not a vet bring-back would be import marks (dead giveaway), Russian capture marks (another dead giveaway), missing capture screws (not a definite). A mismatch bolt is problematic, but not automatically impossible for a bring-back. Even though the OCD Teutonics typically kept things together so matching rifles were the norm, its easy to get bolts mixed up - either by soldiers in the field, or GIs packing things up to take home. There are stories about sideplates on Lugers being removed from pistols and thrown into a bucket on returning ships (to prevent shooting accidents). When returning GIs disembarked, they grabbed a sideplate from the bucket for their Luger - almost certainly a mismatch. Could something similar have taken place with bolts Things that suggest a real vet bring-back include overall condition of parts being about the same, duffel cut, bring-back papers (rare), correct stock. There are always anomolies - I have a 1939 Werke AG Borsigwalde that is all matching and correct except for the safety where two digits are reversed. I have to believe thats a manufacturing error, because if someone were trying to fake a bring-back, I doubt they would get the digits reversed. ![]() Jim thenewoney 20 active member thenewoney 20 Jan 24, 2009 3 2009-01-24T16:33 Upon imminent capturesurrender. Upon capturing anothers weapon, a soldier, if unable to keep it will disable it. ![]() The general idea, is that the rifle is all matching with the exception of the bolt. THIS WELL DEFEND Budop 309 1 Veteran member Budop 309 1 Jan 25, 2009 4 2009-01-25T18:36 Bolt mismatch is common but not the rule. Back in the day when a lot of bringbacks were in still closets, most I found most were all matching. At one time one of the big importers had a huge lot of boltless mausers for about 25. It was more dependent on the situation at hand, I have a pic somewhere of a bunch of 98s with broken stocks lying next to freshly dropped field gear. Vladymere gr 717 Veteran member Vladymere gr 717 Jan 31, 2009 6 2009-01-31T13:11 The only way to know if a firearm is a veteran bring back is if the capture papers proving provenance are still present.
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