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Marvin · 12-17-2001, 05:45 PM

Mike,

You are correct he states it may be a poorly struck E/655, but I have seen this on a barrel this weekend and it definetly is an E/623. When I first saw it, I thought it must be an E/655. but when I used a magnifying glass, it is E/623. The barrel is a replacement and appears to have the same machinging as the 1942 Mauser barrels except the radius on the front site boss. The radius is "sharper" than the 1942 Mauser barrel. I am totally stumped on this. I wonder if the Luger could have been rebarreled at Steyr and checked by the inspector with the E/623 and approved for service? If it is a Mauser replacement barrel, I wonder why there is no "42" or "S/42" code? maybe it is a Mauser barrel and by 1941/42, they did not stamp a replacement code on the part. I appreciate your comments, and I hope others may have some knowledge of this.

Marvin

12-17-2001, 05:45 PM	#3
Marvin User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Upstate S.C. Posts: 1,132 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Waffenamt Stamp Mike, You are correct he states it may be a poorly struck E/655, but I have seen this on a barrel this weekend and it definetly is an E/623. When I first saw it, I thought it must be an E/655. but when I used a magnifying glass, it is E/623. The barrel is a replacement and appears to have the same machinging as the 1942 Mauser barrels except the radius on the front site boss. The radius is "sharper" than the 1942 Mauser barrel. I am totally stumped on this. I wonder if the Luger could have been rebarreled at Steyr and checked by the inspector with the E/623 and approved for service? If it is a Mauser replacement barrel, I wonder why there is no "42" or "S/42" code? maybe it is a Mauser barrel and by 1941/42, they did not stamp a replacement code on the part. I appreciate your comments, and I hope others may have some knowledge of this. Marvin