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The Remington factory 8mm is a bit more powerful than the but the has killed a lot of deer, millions no doubt. One shot by the way, but that was more placement than anything else. I shot my first deer with an 8mm mauser and Remington factory ammo, the grain. Don't be concerned about it having the ballistics of the old. If all you can find is Remington Core-lokt, then go for it. If there is a large X on the left side of the receiver, that's a Russian mark showing it was captured, rearsenaled and warehoused by them after the war. Just two ends of the spectrum for example. The Turks on the other hand provide us with almost no deciphering of any codes, as they seemed to have destroyed all those old records and they probably thought it was not important. If you have a German Model K98k carbine from the WWII era, you are in luck because those guys kept meticulous records of all their marks.
#Gewehr 88 markings code#
The marks stamped into the receivers and barrels are factory marks the factory code where madeproof marks testing certificationacceptance marks shows that a military unit took possession and sometimes unit marks some units marked their property.Īlso found can be armorers stamps to show they were modified, rechambered, rearsenaled overhauledbarrel s changed, etc. There were also a number of commercial Mausers chambered in 8mm. The side of the receiver is marked GEW98, and on the top there's Danzigso I know it's German, but I was wondering about some of the symbols - there are about 6 different size crowns stamped in various places, and what looks like a phoenix bird stamped on the right side of the receiver. Army and Luftwaffe rifles were produced.I recently bought an old 8mm Mauser, and I was wondering what all the markings on the receiver and barrel mean. Kriegsmarine, and Luftwaffe rifles are known to have been produced in but no examples have yet been reported. Flat buttplates were discontinued late in and cupped buttplates were used to. This same sequence is repeated on the rear sight base. Three of the longer cleaning rods could now clean the entire bore of the K98k.
#Gewehr 88 markings serial number#
The known serial number range is from to bb with an estimated production run ofrifles. Once again SS rifles are known in Production continued to be sent to all three military branches. When this happened, receivers that were placed last into the parts bin. With the exception of the receiver code, the code. SS acquired and issued rifles from Mauser Oberndorf. The known serial number range is from to z with an. The SS proofs are on the left rear side of the barrel and on the pistol grip of the stock. It has the required eagle N commercial proof in addition to the expected Waffenamts. The proof eagle changes from the earlier Weimar type but still retains downward turned wings. The known serial number range is from to s with an estimated production run. The dust cover is marked with manufacturers marks over 1914.This new rifle differed only in proof. It has the cleaning rod and a VERY RARE sheet metal stamped dust cover that fits on the bottom of the magazine box. It has the all blued parts with the polished receiver and bolt.
#Gewehr 88 markings full#
The stock is the correct full military straight grip stock with proof marks on the right side and a steel buttplate. It has the all milled parts and components found on these early rifles with the bayonet lug and steel cleaning rod. It has the military tangent rear sight graduated from 500 to 2,000 meters, with the caliber markings of "7,91" on the left side of the base with an inverted "V" front sight. The left side of the front barrel band is unit marked "7. This rifle was made at the Danzig arsenal and the top of the receiver marked with an "crown/DANZIG 1894" with three crown proofs over a letter on the right side and "GEW88" on the receiver side wall. These early GEWS were the first true German Army service rifle that used a Steyr feeding system. This is a nice example of a GEW 88 Commission rifle.