Odd Mauser 98 pic

Looks like a nazi firing proof on the side. Post more pics. Could be captured and reworked by french. French completed rifles typically have a star firing proof.
 
Just a little info on the svwMB. Since this one has the German firing proof but appears to have no final acceptance, it would be classified as a "Type 2" svwMB. The Type 2's were basically complete and on the production line awaiting final acceptance when Mauser Oberndorf was captured. It should be and looks like it is a "c" block.

Edit to add:

Here's a link to my Type 1 svwMB which is fully German built and inspected and all correct for comparison.

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/1067884-Matching-German-svwMB
 
Well kjohn, very interesting unit and I'll break it down to the best of my knowledge. None of the numbering (except the receiver of course) is original to a type 2 svwMB and it has to have gone through a French rework. The bolt serial looks French in style. It was typical of the French reworks to have scrubbed and renumbered bolts in them with only the last 3 digits of the serial applied to the bolt body. The trigger guard and floor plate are interesting though. A typical French rework would usually only have the last 3 digits stamped in them and not the full serial like yours but the late svw trigger guard has been modified for the locking screw, which is correct for a French rework, so I'm thinking this is just a different variation in numbering. It's also interesting that the tg only has a single e/135. Trigger guards destined for in house use should have 2 e/135's and single accepted were for sales to other makers. Could be a factory error or just a tg that never made it to the final acceptance and thrown into French production.

So basically what you have is a German built and proofed svwMB receiver/barrel that was then reworked by the French post war. It's a shame it got reworked as an original type 2 would be worth a lot more but it's still a very neat piece of history and collectible for sure.

Thanks for showing!
 
Thank you kindly for the information. :) Some of these old beasts do have some interesting history, don't they.
 
I was just doing a little reading tonight on the svwMB's. The rough estimate on German produced svwMB "c" blocks is around 2500 units with the vast majority (25,000) of them being French proofed. I've read before that a German "c" block is a very hard to find rifle and now I understand why. You have a pretty uncommon receiver/barrel there at least.
 
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