Obivious, but overlooked!
There are several factors that influence the size of a stamp or die impression....if you use the overall dimension across the sharp edges as an unchanged base starting point, several simple factors will affect image size, they are as follows: #1 the angle of the die face ...if it is sharp, say 30 degrees, the stamped image will appear small, 45 degrees, and the stamped image appears larger! #2 depth of strike...if light, small image...hard, large image! #3 condition of die, sharp, small....dull, large! Stamps and dies have always been very accurate, especially in this last century...I feel Mauser used several different stamp set types & sizes through out production, but I think that all the stamps of a given set, were accurate and uniform through out their use period....visual differences in number images, occured from points listed above and buffing or finishing work done after the fact....just my opinion, and, life rule # 1 "Nothing is ever as it seems" till....later...G.T.
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