Jools mckenna Posted 27 May , 2018 Share Posted 27 May , 2018 I picked this up recently and wondered what these markings mean. (sorry about the image quality but the second photo is 7166) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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trajan Posted 3 June , 2018 Share Posted 3 June , 2018 On 27/05/2018 at 19:48, Jools mckenna said: That looks to me to be a German Fraktur or inspector's mark, a full crown (English ones are not puffed out like that) over a letter, but I can't say anything about the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools mckenna Posted 3 June , 2018 Author Share Posted 3 June , 2018 7 hours ago, trajan said: That looks to me to be a German Fraktur or inspector's mark, a full crown (English ones are not puffed out like that) over a letter, but I can't say anything about the rest. Thanks, I had come to a similar conclusion (saw some similar markings on bayonets and rifles) but its good to have a similar opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 3 June , 2018 Share Posted 3 June , 2018 The 7166 is probably the bolt number. Originally this would have matched the rifle serial number and, on regular production mausers almost every component (including screws!) is also numbered with the last two digits (in this case this would be 66) So some of the other marks (on the extractor for example) may be 66 also. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools mckenna Posted 15 January , 2019 Author Share Posted 15 January , 2019 On 27/05/2018 at 17:42, Jools mckenna said: Does anyone know what the X O mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 16 January , 2019 Share Posted 16 January , 2019 The Germans were pretty fussy about marking bits and pieces of rifles, but I can't trace an "X/O". Would you post a full photograph showing exactly where it is for this non-rifle person? That will give me a clue as to where to look on the German diagrams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 16 January , 2019 Share Posted 16 January , 2019 (edited) 10 hours ago, trajan said: The Germans were pretty fussy about marking bits and pieces of rifles, but I can't trace an "X/O". Would you post a full photograph showing exactly where it is for this non-rifle person? That will give me a clue as to where to look on the German diagrams I agree. It's difficult to tell without scale but it appears to be on the top side (or perhaps the underside) of the bolt handle on the squared flat where the handle is attached to the bolt body. I suppose I could be way off and it could be the entire receiver shown here! Chris NB There are lots of markings on weapons that relate to various stages of production, the precise meaning of which is not known with any specificity today, these often take the form of single letters or symbols. While most of the final stage inspections/proofings are known those that refer to earlier stages in the production process remain mostly opaque. Edited 16 January , 2019 by 4thGordons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools mckenna Posted 16 January , 2019 Author Share Posted 16 January , 2019 2 hours ago, 4thGordons said: I agree. It's difficult to tell without scale but it appears to be on the top side (or perhaps the underside) of the bolt handle on the squared flat where the handle is attached to the bolt body. Yes, your right, it is the bit where the handle is attached to the body. It's on the side that would face the user. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 17 January , 2019 Share Posted 17 January , 2019 4G is quite right. There are all sorts of inspection marks to be found on rifles and bayonets (under the grips). But the normal regulation marks are usually numbers to keep the parts together, and the inspector's marks, which are usually in 'Gothic' script' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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