- 1941 german mauser rifle with bayonet serial number#
- 1941 german mauser rifle with bayonet code#
- 1941 german mauser rifle with bayonet series#
It may also be possible the bolt was an un-numbered armorer's replacement.
1941 german mauser rifle with bayonet serial number#
It may be possible that given the rifle's early manufacture date and serial number that the "accepted convention" for numbering had not yet been standardized when this rifle was produced. If the bolt has been scrubbed of another number, we can not readily discern it. on the root and the root shelf remains well defined to the eye. At this time, we cannot conclude obvious scrubbing, grinding, milling, sanding, etc. Pictures have been added courtesy of the owner showing detailed photos of the bolt root area. None of the numbered locations readily appears to have been ground and renumbered. Examination of the photos of this rifle will show the serial numbered parts are a mixture of serif and sans-serif numbers. Rather, the bolt is numbered in a "sans-serif" font without suffix on the bolt knob. The example depicted here, rifle serial number 1a - jhv41, is not so numbered. It has come to the attention of the Advisory Panel that at least as early as 1943, G98/40's were serialized on the bolt root in fonts similar to the K98k with a script letter suffix. As such, locating material by "local experts" is difficult or even unlikely. Hungary's modern-day gun laws are very restrictive and civilian interest in firearms is not strongly encouraged.
1941 german mauser rifle with bayonet series#
Little more is known about the G98/40 series rifles as the region fell under the communist sphere of influence during the Cold War and much documentation was lost. Available numbers of examples today indicate that either very few rifles survived the war, or the countries who may still have them aren't releasing them for sale at this time. G98/40 infantry rifles are among the rarest Third Reich infantry rifles a collector is likely to encounter and should be recognized and purchased at any opportunity, if possible. Production numbers of G98/40 rifles by year, according to best available sources, are as follows:Īt some point in 1943, the WaA inspection number used on these rifles switched from WaA56 to WaA173. In 1943, the Hungarian Government, adopted a variation of the G98/40 known as the 43M, which differs slightly in sling and bayonet arrangements, but is otherwise identical to the G98/40.ġ. mauser sling, bayonet and staggered row magazine designs, allowing the use of the K98 sling, bayonet and stripper clips. Early stocks were walnut, later laminate and two-piece stock system (similar to that found on the Lee Enfield). two-piece bolt with detachable bolt-heads, and bolt handle positonned ahead of the receiver bridge mannlicher-based receiver design with all steel parts blued They were issued primarily to the Luftwaffe.ĭistinguishing features of the G98/40 include: The G98/40 was contracted as a war-expedient, to exploit the existing 35M tooling. The Hungarian-made G98/40 is not a mauser, and shares nothing significant with the G98, rather it is a mannlicher-based receiver design patterned after the Hungarian 35M, the only firearm ever purpose-built for the 8x56R cartridge.
1941 german mauser rifle with bayonet code#
These German contract guns were made from 1941 to 1944 by Fémáru Fegyver és Gépgyár, Budapest, (German Ordnance code “jhv”), with some or all of the work possibly subcontracted to Danuvia Gépgyár, Budapest (German Ordnance code “jua”). The Mannlicher Gew.98/40 German Infantry Rifle was known by the Germans as the Infanterie Gewehre G98/40. Note: Rifle provided courtesy of MILSURPS.COM Advisory Panel member "Andy" with photo montage pictures taken by "Claven2". Mannlicher Infantry Rifles HungaryĬanadian Collector Market Value Estimate: $ Wayne van Zwoll, pp.51-55 reference from Hungarian military historian Lorand Dombrady re: Qty Mfg. "Bolt Action Rifles" Expanded 4th Ed., by Frank de Haas and Dr. 5 rounds, integral charger-loaded box magazine.