Help on Proof ID...

Heydrich · 10-21-2003, 12:54 AM

It was not a snide remark. The old-time collector who told me this was serious. It is also known that the French captured and re-issued a lot of G43 rifles for their post-WW2 army, so that would explain how it got on the receiver of one. Since the G43 I saw was bcd coded, and the bayonets are various codes, it indicates that stamp ended up on a mix of German equipment. And I agree with you Doubs, it sure seems to be an uncommon stamp, which isn’t usually indicative of a factory proof mark.

10-21-2003, 12:54 AM	#15
Heydrich Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 181 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It was not a snide remark. The old-time collector who told me this was serious. It is also known that the French captured and re-issued a lot of G43 rifles for their post-WW2 army, so that would explain how it got on the receiver of one. Since the G43 I saw was bcd coded, and the bayonets are various codes, it indicates that stamp ended up on a mix of German equipment. And I agree with you Doubs, it sure seems to be an uncommon stamp, which isn’t usually indicative of a factory proof mark.