Mauser shotgun

tudorbug · 05-26-2007, 12:23 PM

I wonder if the D.R.P.A. marking refers to a Deutches Reich Patent Document.

Reading from the copy of the patent document provided earlier in this thread,, does Deutches ReichPatentAmt make any sense vis-a-vis these initials on the shotgun?

I have a .22 caliber, bolt action, single shot Mauser ES340 B (and am looking for an ES 350 B) and it has D.R.G. D.R.G.M. which indicate, according to literature, that design aspects of the rifle were protected in German patent rules.

David

David

05-26-2007, 12:23 PM	#5
tudorbug Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 387 Thanks: 0 Thanked 40 Times in 29 Posts	I wonder if the D.R.P.A. marking refers to a Deutches Reich Patent Document. Reading from the copy of the patent document provided earlier in this thread,, does Deutches ReichPatentAmt make any sense vis-a-vis these initials on the shotgun? I have a .22 caliber, bolt action, single shot Mauser ES340 B (and am looking for an ES 350 B) and it has D.R.G. D.R.G.M. which indicate, according to literature, that design aspects of the rifle were protected in German patent rules. David David