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MissouriRaider	Stock numbers	Lead	[-]
Posts: 3 (12/29/08 10:04 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Tags : None I started cleaning the stock on my mauser today and found a number I would like to ask about. The rifle is a 1940 660 receiver. The stock is obviously not the original for the rifle and I am assuming it is a russian capture. The stock has a number on the bottom that does not match the one on the side. The one on the side matches the serial number of the rifle, 3223. I would guess the 3223 was put on after the rifle was reassembled in Russia. Now for the question; on the right side of the stock is a lone number, 5, and just below the 5 is what looks like a proof mark, the eagle with a WaA135. This mark is fairly visible with the exception of the last number, the 5, but I have looked at it with a magnifying glass and believe I am correct. Does this proof mark in any way indicate where the stock was made? If not, what does it indicate? After cleaning the crud of the stock all kinds of numbers have shown up. I have to get a book to decipher some of these. Last Edited By: MissouriRaider 12/29/08 10:53 PM. Edited 1 time.
cwd1013		#1	[-]
Posts: 632 (12/30/08 01:01 PM) Veteran member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	135 is Mauser Oberndorf, or byf if you prefer. The number on the left side of the stock was added by the Ruskie to match the receiver numbers. The Germans placed numbers (matched to the receiver of course) on the underside behind the heel on early(ish) rifles and also inside the barrel channel and underside of the handguard (except for very late rifles, which had NO numbers on the stock anywere).
MissouriRaider		#2	[-]
Posts: 7 (12/31/08 12:09 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Thanks for the info. I've order a book to hopefully help me decipher some of the multitude of numbers on this rifle.

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