Haenel was the lead firm that dealt with the Prussian Arsenal at Erfurt, who handled the military contract for the government, that the original contract was for 400,000 rifles, and that the three firms collaborated on the actual manufacture. Schilling, and collectively they manufactured for the German military approximately 500,000 Gewehr98 rifles between 19.In typical German fashion, the rifle was serial numbered on all major parts including the buttplate, barrel bands and bolt parts.Storz suggests that subsequent sales probably amounted to an additional 50,000 to 100,000 rifles, bringing the total “probable” deliveries to 450,000 to 500,000.
It is rare to encounter a non-arsenal reworked rifle, so most are mismatched.
There were 11 armories dedicated to building Mauser 98's for WWI, including four national armories and seven private factories.00: mauser m-98k, laminated stock, yugo numbers stamped on stock, arisaka 99 back past rear band. 0 Comments Add To the Turkish Mauser Serial Number Database. A database of serial numbers is being maintained as a research project.
0 kommentar(er)
