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Re: Mauser ZF41 "SS" marked
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 4:44 pm
by dirtbag
Id take a bitsa that has mismatched (untouched) numbered parts with the original stamped font, than one of these magical just found yesterday all matching museum pieces, any day of the week , and twice on a Sunday. Because if people are force marking the guns, then they are probably bitsa's anyway.
Not saying they are not out there, and that every matching gun is fakery. Just look on ebay.com now and again , you can buy the Nazi stamping tools, proof marks, inspections , the lot.
It's a minefield
Re: Mauser ZF41 "SS" marked
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 9:52 am
by breacher
I have personally seen a complete set of genuine wartime waffenampt stamps in the original wooden case in the UK.
So at least one individual here has the means to retrospectively mark firearms.
Re: Mauser ZF41 "SS" marked
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 4:49 pm
by dirtbag
Ovenpaa wrote:Ha, it is not just 'Many years ago' either. I can think of a few who do similar these days, some are open and some less so. If I need parts I have a couple of people I go to and I know they are original and not messed around with.
It is done even more these days I bet.
I also like the "Russian" electro pencilling over the fresh re-blued metal parts on K98's .... with the same handwriting style on 20 other guns conveniently in the same shop...
Re: Mauser ZF41 "SS" marked
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 6:02 pm
by ovenpaa
Hehe, I can remember when it was fashionable to scrub off Russian capture marks...
Re: Mauser ZF41 "SS" marked
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 10:29 pm
by HALODIN
All German rifles/munitions had WaA marks, do you mean the SS runes instead?
breacher wrote:I have personally seen a complete set of genuine wartime waffenampt stamps in the original wooden case in the UK.
So at least one individual here has the means to retrospectively mark firearms.
Re: Mauser ZF41 "SS" marked
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2016 7:54 am
by breacher
HALODIN wrote:All German rifles/munitions had WaA marks, do you mean the SS runes instead?
breacher wrote:I have personally seen a complete set of genuine wartime waffenampt stamps in the original wooden case in the UK.
So at least one individual here has the means to retrospectively mark firearms.
No - what I saw was the WaA marking kit - not SS.
Re: Mauser ZF41 "SS" marked
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2016 9:09 am
by HALODIN
Ah I understand, I thought you meant the WaA marks on a rifle.
breacher wrote:No - what I saw was the WaA marking kit - not SS.
Re: Mauser ZF41 "SS" marked
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 7:40 pm
by glevum
It looks like this rifle is being sold by The Antiques Storehouse in Portsmouth dockyard. So it is a trade sale not a private sale.