Pre-WW1 it was part-owned by DWM too, but as a “Belgian government factory†was reluctant to produce gun parts for the “official enemy†openly. German) since 1968 Munich since 1968 Cologne (W. PrOOF mark CirCa PrOOF hOuse tYPe OF PrOOF and gun since 1952 Ulm since 1968 Hannover since 1968 Kiel (W. Both of these have the stylized 'R' for a reserve regiment, and most likely neither is the first regiment this rifle was issued to. The main metal parts have German proof stamps, but smaller parts have Swedish markings. It still retains TWO sets of crossed out German Regimental markings: 20. The details on the production of this rifle are unclear, however, these rifles were built by Mauser Oberndorf using the same parts as used in production of the Swedish m/96 rifle. GERMAN PROOF MARKS Research continues for the inclusion of Pre-1950 German Proofmarks. The rifle then saw long service, as indicated by the large number of different markings on the gun. As each Waffenamt had its own ID number, many collectors use this knowledge to help identify original parts on a Mauser, Walther or any other Nazi era weapon. I suspect the Pieper/Bayard trademark merely was used to hide the real making of those receivers by the Belgian Fabrique Nationale (FN) in German occupied Herstal nearby. PROOF MARKS: GERMAN PROOF MARKSPROOF MARKS: GERMAN PROOF MARKS, cont. The German abbreviation for Waffenamt is 'WaA' and youll often see this abbreviation along with the ID number of the office in the stamp. Apparently both S&H and Pieper had such machines, so many receivers with their marks were sent to Suhl to be completed with other farmed-out parts. The Suhl factories like Sauer & Sohn or Simson never made a single receiver themselves, but depended on those made by others. But in both WWs the making of M98 receivers was the bottleneck of production, as it required special broaching machinery, not available in Suhl or Zella-Mehlis. So the making of the military rifles was decentralized, most of the guntrade involved making parts. has the complete schematic and a wide selection of Mauser 98 parts for your needs. Due to the 1914 – 15 losses the capacity of the few factories making M98 rifles, Mauser, DWM and the government arsenals at Amberg, Danzig, Erfurt, Spandau became insufficient. Looking for bolt action Mauser 98 rifle parts for your latest repair or restoration project Numrich Gun Parts Corp. These receivers go back to the 1916 “Hindenburg – Programm†for increasing production of war material. Both marks are stamped under the receiver ring, in front of the recoil lug. The Mauser store rifle of the 1888 sample was a graphic illustration of the well-known axiom that war is a direct continuation of politics, only by a few other means. You sometimes find the Siemens & Halske logo, just like the Pieper/Bayard one, on receivers, never barrels, of WW1 Gew98 military rifles and post-WW1 Suhl and Z-M sporters built on such actions. I rather read it as “SK†instead of “SHâ€. To me that mark looks similar to the Siemens & Halske logo, but not the same.