Zeus

I have looked in the Technical Section and tried to match the part names with the photograph numbers. Becoming frustrated, I then went to the disassembly instructions and tried to at least get the names of the parts correct. When I am not sure, I will just describe the part the best I can.


I looked in the Ownersâ?? Corner and found a photo that could describe my gun. It is for SteveM, 1936 Mauser S/42. The only difference is that the photo shows more wear on the front part of the barrel and also on the rectangular part of the Trigger (Slide) Plate. Mine has some wear, just not that much. The gold colored parts appear a little more silvery on mine, but they do have a golden hue.


There are numbers all over the gun, mostly 91, but some 154, some 92, several 691, one 698, one 882 and three marks without numbers. There are so many, I wonder how many I may have missed.


On the left side, beginning in the front, a W and 154 in a small box, then a 691, then four 91â??s and finally what looks to be a Germanic Eagle on the little bump for the operating mechanism. When the safety is operated a word â??GESICHERTâ? appears in the down position.


On the right side, beginning in the rear, the same W and 154 as on the other side, then an S and 92, also in a box, then something that looks like a shell, then another Germanic Eagle.


On the top, beginning in the front, a G, then 91, then a sidewise S/42, then another 91, then another 91 on the top of the safety.


On the bottom, beginning in the front, a 691, then a 882, with what appears to be a small slash between the two 8â??s, then on the bottom of the clip a 698, the a small d, then another Germanic Eagle with very small 154 beneath it.


On the front, beginning on the top, under the muzzle is a 691, the sort of down a little lower a small d.


On the back, the only number I see is a 91 almost at the top.


When I take the gun apart, there are more 91â??s. Please forgive the part names here. The inside of both wooden handles each have a 91 imprinted in the wood. The big pin on the back of the mechanism and the hold open lever both have 91â??s. Then, the very front on the mechanism, just under the Germanic Eagle that I noted on the left side little bump and on the pin with a nipple on it, I am guessing the firing pin, have 91â??s.


I am sure I have missed some, but I donâ??t want to disassemble the gun anymore. This process has been a real learning experience. I had no idea of all the different markings.


I am sorry I do not have a digital camera, else I could supply a photo.


Besides being made in 1935, can anyone supply any more information?