Mauser Mod 98 Serial Numbers

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  • FN Model 98 Mauser Bayonet 1924 Serial Number Description: This is a very nice FN Model 98 bayonet with an overall length of 20 1/4 inches. This was designed for the FN Mauser Model 98, FN Mauser Model 1924, FN Mauser Model 24/30 and FN Mauser model 1934. The blade measures 15 1/8 inches with two fullers 11 3/4 inches long.
  • I have a Mauser model 98, that i believe was manufactured in 1898 with only 4 digits to the serial number. It has german 'SS' insignias and various other stampings (CY, BNZ/1, bnz, a shield, a winged bird, etc.) all of the serial numbers match on all the parts.

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German WW2 Ordnance Codes forMilitary Rifles

German WW2-era military rifles usually have markings on the receiver,barrel, rear sight, and stock, from which one can get some informationabout the history of the piece.

Mauser Model 98 Serial Numbers

Mauser Mod 98 Serial Numbers

The top of the receiver (that part of the barrel into which the boltshoves the cartridge) usually has a 2- or 3-letter code with a numberbelow it. (Early codes were sometimes numerical or a combination ofletters and numbers.) The code indicates the manufacturer of thereceiver, and the number below the code is the year in which the part wasmade. Other markings are usually either proof marks (indicating that thebarrel was test fired with cartridges loaded with a larger charge ofgunpowder than normally used to ensure safety) or Waffenamt (ordnancedepartment) markings, indicated by the symbol of an eagle withoutstreached wings with the letters WaAxxx below, where xxx is a 2- or3-digit number indicating which Waffenamt accepted the piece.

The following table lists the ordnance codes found in Mauser BoltRifles by L. Olson (third edition, F. Brownell & Son, 1976, 12thprinting 1991). They can be used to get some historical information aboutyour particular rifle. Activation keygen.exe adobe photoshop cc.

These codes may apply to German pistols of the same era, but I have noinformation about that. Sap2000 v12 full crack.

As always, I'm not responsible for any inaccuracies in Olson's data, justfor the transcription. Please report any errors to me.

Mauser Model 98 Serial Number Location

German WWII Rifle Ordnance Codes
Code Manufacturer
ar Mauser-Werke AG,Werk Borsigwalde, Berlin-Borsigwalde, Eichborndamm
ax FeinmechanischeWerke GmbH, Erfurt, Altonaerstr. 25
bcd Gustloff Werke,Werk Wiemar, Weimar
bcd/ar Dual code;denotes manufacture jointly by Gustloff Werke in Weimar, and Mauser-WerkeAG, Berlin
bnzSteyr-Daimler-Puch AG, Werk Steyr, Steyr, Austria
byf Mauser-Werke AG,Oberndorf a./N
ce J.P. Sauer & Sohn,Suhl
dot WaffenwerkeBruenn AG, Brno, Czechoslovakia
dou WaffenwerkeBruenn AG, Werk Bystrica
duv Berlin-LuebeckerMaschinenfabriken, Werk Luebeck
svw Late code forMauser-Werke AG, Oberndorf a./N
swp Late code forWaffenwerke Bruenn AG, Brno, Czechoslovakia
S/27 ErfurterMaschinenfabrik (ERMA); came under same management as FeinmechanischeWerke GmbH
S/27G ErfurterMaschinenfabrik (ERMA); came under same management as FeinmechanischeWerke GmbH
S/42 Mauser-Werke AG,Oberndorf a./N, early code
S/42G Mauser-WerkeAG, Oberndorf a./N, production in 1935
S/42K Mauser-WerkeAG, Oberndorf a./N, production in 1934
S/147 J.P. Sauer &Sohn, Suhl
S/147G J.P. Sauer &Sohn, Suhl
S/147K J.P. Sauer &Sohn, Suhl
S/237Berlin-Luebecker Maschinenfabriken, Werk Luebeck
S243 Mauser-Werke AG,Werk Borsigwalde, Berlin-Borsigwalde, Eichborndamm
S243G Mauser-WerkeAG, Werk Borsigwalde, Berlin-Borsigwalde, Eichborndamm
27 ErfurterMaschinenfabrik (ERMA); came under same management as FeinmechanischeWerke GmbH
42 Mauser-Werke AG,Oberndorf a./N, early code
147 J.P. Sauer &Sohn, Suhl
237 Berlin-LuebeckerMaschinenfabriken, Werk Luebeck
243 Mauser-Werke AG,Werk Borsigwalde, Berlin-Borsigwalde, Eichborndamm
337 Gustloff Werke,Werk Weimar, Weimar
660 Steyr-DaimlerPuch, Steyr, Austria
945 WaffenwerkeBruenn AG, Brno, Czechoslovakia
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