I've got a bunch of Mausers, all action lengths, ring diameters, etc. Not all have matching numbers, of course, so there is always a question of the bolt that is in the gun being the correct type for that specific weapon family. No problem in figuring this out when they have identifying marks, but most don't. So the question for the board is: are there any design constants particular to families? That is, are bent, flattened and checkered specific to 98az and Polish types? Were there other users of this bolt type? Are all Germanicon bolt knobs round, with a sharp transition between the arm and the knob? What families/factories/countries used bolts with a radiussed transition between arm and bolt? did any German guns use such a handle/knob design?
I can find no reference to these features in any of my books; Ball, Olsen, etc.
Some tyoes are easy, such as the hollow G33/40, and short Mexican types, but most are ill-defined by the references.
I'm just beginning to inventory and document my collection, so my heirs will have some idea of what is there (hopefully not for a long time, though), and notes that include "correctness" of each piece would be a big help.
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