A4 Question

A fellow collector recently aquired an A4 in a european auction. Its a bit unusual in that it has a small hole in the barrel guard about 3" forward of the receiver. There is no corresponding hole in the barrel. The barrel appears to have been replaced with an A3 barrel.

Has anyone ever seen an A4 or A3 demilled or perhaps modified for blank firing with a hole in this position?

This particular rifle also has German proof marks dating from 1978 on the receiver and barrel.

Any help or ideas are appreciated.

Regards,

Jim

Inside of barrelguard (darkspot a powder burn?? or oil spot??
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...P1010024-1.jpg

Outside of barrelguard
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...P1010023-1.jpg

receiver and bbl showing proofs
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...P1010018-1.jpg

Inside of guard looks like an oil stain. The color matches oil stain at rear of same guard. I can't comment on why the hole was put in the handguard.

FWIW,

Emri

no idea on the hole, the barrel isnt indexed far enough. close , but no bannanas, lend lease maybe??

Chuck the rifle has been thru both Augusta and Ogden. It may well have gone to Germany in a military aid package. I think the current barrel may have been added more recently.

The german auction site had three A4's - unfortunately they all had 'issues'.

Regards,

Jim

Bavaria????thats my bet..we gave them all kinds of cool stuff.