You have no idea what Mauser really did or did not do as there records were destroyed. I had an SVW45 k98 HT sniper that was found in a closet in pretty much pristine condition. It had a full Kriegs stock that also had a takedown disk installed. Additionally, the serial letter suffix was not stamped on the bolt handle but was present elsewhere. I was told by a supposed expert that the rifle had "issues" and was essentially told that it was worth whatever the parts were worth. He then offered to buy the rifle for about what the sniper buttplate alone was worth! Turns out that this expert was wrong. It was made about the same time this pistol was made and someone simply forgot to stamp the letter suffix on the handle. That rifle now sits in the collection of a VERY advanced Mauser Oberndorf collector who BTW believes this pistol to be correct as well. I GAVE it to the man because he had been looking for that rifle for a very, very long time. So, just because someone forgot to stamp a little "v" on the frame means nothing. It's entirely possible that the "v" doesn't even have anything to do with the letter block for all you, I or anyone else knows. And even if it were a parts gun, how would one explain the E/N and the SVW45 stamp in conjunction with a "v" block marking. Sorry, your line of thinking does not add up. Many many years ago, travelers and merchants returning from China on the silk road spoke of black and white striped bears living in trees and eating leaves. Those reports were laughed off by learned men as "preposterous". The unknowing masses needed to leave true scientific work to those who knew science. Turns out the "learned" men were wrong.
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