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German automatic weapons Stg-44


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To all,

I have a friend that is trying to sell a Stg-44.  A question has come up about its condition and authenticity, he is the third owner of this firearm and has done nothing to it but fire and clean it.  The bluing doesn’t match all the parts, is that because the parts were made in different locations and then assembled?  And this specific question from the owner:

“Here is the question for you to.post:
On ww2 german full auto weapons in general and the stg44 specifically were the numbers on the bolts stamped or etched with a vibratory pencil ?
Does an etched number indicate a field armorers fitting as opposed to factory work?  Is it possible  to be an indication of metallurgy issues in full auto bolts?”

 

thanks in advance!  Any information would help.  I also posted this on Axis History Forum.

 

Mike

 

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The answer probably depends when the firearm was made. Very near the end of the war they were just trying to get weapons out the factory door so quality and finish would be very poor and metallurgy issues might be present and stamping of bolt serial numbers and other small marking might have been skipped to save time and money.

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