gtodan- thank you very much for the info! To me, that is one of those things that I love hearing about. As an ex-factory worker I can see this happening with no problem.
Now, being new to Mauser's, does this add to the value of the rifle? I had really intended on shooting it at military shoots along side my No4Mk1*, No1Mk111*, and a Czarist era Nagant.