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Berlin Lubeck 237/duv Serial Study Continued

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#1 · (Edited)
Gentleman,

As Vaughn has, I believe, abandoned his Berlin Lubeck serial study, I would like to take over stewardship of it and continue the information gathering. Vaughn, if you ever want it back, its yours...

We will keep it pretty much the same, although I would like you guys to include barrel band data if you would to help further other research projects.

Thanks,

Mike

“Hey guys collecting data on 1936-42 Berlin Lubeck K98's. For 1942 rifles please check if the top of the receiver is WaA214 or WaA749 stamped. I would also like to see if we can figure out, roughly, what months they stopped production in 1942 and how early zf41's were introduced in 1941.

Please post data in the usual form. Since we’re here please give right receiver (RR) acceptance marks and if the Firing Proof is Nazi or Weimar to see when they did the Fire Proof transition. Hopefully we will also show when they went from 237 to duv in 1940.

If you don't want to post your serial #’s you can send them to me via email. I will delete the email and not post any personal information, just the serial and other data will be added. My email is pzjgr$$@hotmail$$.com (remove the $$’s).

Feel free to post pics of serials and markings if you would like…”

36 S/237 1586 E/303 x3, RC, Weimar FP
36 S/237 1759 E/303 x1, WaA303 x2, RC, Weimar FP
36 S/237 2089 NIM, Weimar FP, Complete Depo Rework On 80% of Rifle Parts
36 S/237 6914 RC
36 S/237 7024 WaA26, RC, Weimar FP
36 S/237 8305 WaA26, RC, Weimar FP
36 S/237 8576 WaA26, RC, Weimar FP

37 S/237 3976 WaA26, RC, Nazi FP
37 S/237 4831 WaA26, RC, Nazi FP
37 S/237 6053 WaA26, NIM, Matching, Nazi FP
37 S/237 7341 WaA26, RC, Nazi FP
37 S/237 8657 WaA26, NIM, Nazi FP
37 S/237 2548 b WaA26, RC, Nazi FP
37 S/237 3500 b WaA26, RC, Nazi FP
37 S/237 8219 b WaA26, RC, Nazi FP
37 S/237 9218 b WaA26, RC, Nazi FP
37 S/237 132 d WaA26, RC, Nazi FP
37 S/237 1788 d WaA26, NIM, Matching, Nazi FP, Has Unknown WaA81 Present
37 S/237 4146 d WaA26, IM, Nazi FP, MM bolt, period replacement barrel + stock
37 S/237 4795 d WaA26, Bolt M/M, Bring Back

38 S/237 7002 WaA26, NIM, Nazi FP, All Matching Action
38 S/237 9754 RC w/finger grooves in stock
38 S/237 4526 a Luft marked
38 S/237 8005 a WaA26, Matching
38 S/237 8269 a WaA26 x3, RC, Nazi FP
38 S/237 3792 b WaA26, IM, FBP, MM bolt, Nazi FP
38 S/237 4093 b WaA26, RC, Nazi FP
38 S/237 4289 b
38 S/237 5171 c RC
38 S/237 4461 c E/26 x4, NIM, Possible Depot Rework, MM
38 237 8600 c
38 237 632 d E/26, E/214 x2, RC, Nazi FP
38 237 1894 d
38 237 2732 d NIM, Nazi FP, Matching
38 237 7968 d NIM, Mostly Matching
38 237 8004 d NIM, Nazi FP
38 237 9254 d IM, Nazi FP, Romanian look low bluing, peened WaA’s etc
38 237 2437 e WaA26, IM, RC, Nazi FP
38 237 625 f WaA26, E/214, RC, Nazi FP
38 237 1587 f WaA26 x2, E214 x2, RC, Nazi FP
38 237 3222 f
38 237 6521 f WaA 214 x3, NIM, m/m bolt and stock
38 S/237 7817 g E/26, E/214, NIM, Nazi FP, BBL Action Matching Only (YES S/237)
38 237 1890 h
38 S/237 2351 h WaA26, WaA214, NIM, Nazi FP, All Matching (YES S/237), WM (F LP W/E6)
38 237 5886 h WaA214, RC, Nazi FP
38 237 5896 h WaA214, RC, Nazi FP
38 237 5555 k No Final (?), 3 E/26 RR
38 237 1611 l

39 237 66 matching except stock + bands which are 1939 214 code. Nazi FP.
39 237 431
39 237 1397
39 237 1976 WaA214 x3, NIM, Nazi FP, Re-barrel
39 237 2793
39 237 6116 WaA214 x3, NIM, Nazi FP
39 237 6839 EGRW, IRGC, Nazi & FP Scrubbed Rework
39 237 6226 b WaA214, RC, Nazi FP, RT Side of receiver has WaA214x4!!
39 237 7522 b WaA214, NIM, Nazi FP
39 237 189 c E/214 x3, NIM, Nazi FP, no matching numbers
39 237 2869 c
39 237 7304 c WaA214, RC
39 237 2341 d
39 237 382 e Nazi FP, NIM, M/M Bolt
39 237 1934 e WaA214, RC, Nazi FP
39 237 4092 e
39 237 6344 e bolt m/m
39 237 2161 f SSR Sniper
39 237 2679 f WaA214, NIM, Nazi FP
39 237 5487 g WaA214, RC, Nazi FP
39 237 7275 g WaA214, RC Empire, Nazi FP
39 237 7397 g WaA214, RC, Nazi FP
39 237 7134 h Nazi FP, NIM,
39 237 7700 h
39 237 7581 i WaA214, RC, Nazi FP
39 237 2939 k WaA214, rechambered 8mm/06
39 237 7451 k WaA214, RC, Nazi FP
39 237 7900 k
39 237 3487 l WaA214, RC, Nazi FP
39 237 5525 l NIM, Matching, Nazi FP
39 237 8104 l WaA214, Israeli, Nazi FP Scrubbed
39 237 86 m
39 237 2062 m
39 237 6683 m
39 237 7252 m RC, Nazi FP

40 237 4388 Nazi FP, bolt M/M proofed w/"A" in a circle, w/ E/214 under pistol grip.
40 237 6061 NIM, Mostly Matching
40 237 8882
40 237 1497 a WaA 214 x3, RC, Nazi FP
40 237 7956 a RC Nazi FP WaA214 x3 on right of barrel
40 237 8363 a E/214 x3
40 237 3022 b
40 237 4906 b
40 237 6187 b E/214, RC, Nazi FP
40 237 6559 b
40 237 2449 c WaA214x3, RC, Nazi FP
40 237 3374 c E/214 Final Acceptance
40 237 3988 c
40 237 5683 c
40 237 6122 c WaA214 x3, OI, Nazi FP
40 237 6225 c WaA214 x3, RC, Nazi FP
40 237 8824 c WaA214 x3, RC, Nazi FP
40 237 9756 c
40 237 5743 d
40 237 7628 d
40 237 9144 d NIM, Nazi FP, Matching
40 237 748 e WaA214, NIM, Nazi FP, Matching, Navy Marked Takedown Washer
40 237 3832 f WaA214, RC, Nazi FP
40 237 4000 f Nazi FP, RI, Ground FP's,
40 237 1150 g
40 237 4055 g WaA214, IM, RC, Nazi FP
40 237 7722 g
40 237 7646 h WaA214, RC, Nazi FP
40 237 8121 h
40 237 8471 h
40 duv 2012 i WaA214 x3, NIM, Nazi FP, All Matching
40 duv 2722 i E/214 x3, RC, Nazi FP,
40 duv 3019 i WaA214, RC, Nazi FP Lost for alltime as a TSJC sporter
40 duv 4999 i E/214 x3, RC, Nazi FP
40 duv 7957 i Buffed, reblued, modified
40 duv 8252 i RC
40 duv 8452 i RC
40 duv 9258 i WaA214, RC, Nazi FP
40 duv 9879 i
40 duv 1918 k WaA214,NIM, Nazi FP
40 duv 4535 k WaA214, NIM, w/British MP disc in stock
40 duv 4589 k WaA214 x3, IM, Nazi FP, Deactivated (England??)
40 duv 4695 k
40 duv 354 l
40 duv 3211 l RC, Nazi FP
40 duv 4564 l
40 duv 6627 l

41 duv 2203
41 duv 5234 WaA214, RC, Nazi FP
41 duv 5654 WaA214, RC
41 duv 7434 WaA214, RC, Nazi FP
41 duv 8490 WaA 214
41 duv 8647
41 duv 1713 a WaA214 x3, RC, IM, Nazi FP, Repro SSR type 3 SNIPER
41 duv 5190 a E/214 x3, RC Empire, Nazi FP, SS2 Marked,
41 duv 6080 a WaA214, NIM, Nazi FP Matching
41 duv 8967 b R/C, LBUS, NIM. no "X". RR=214 3x's. No TE. Nazi FP, BC:40R357duv
41 duv 1076 c NIM, Mostly Matching
41 duv 4964 d WaA214, RC, Nazi FP
41 duv 8671 d 214 x 3 RC
41 duv 9050 d RC, Nazi FP,
41 duv 5258 e all matched bringback
41 duv 9333 e
41 duv 6 f WaA214, RC, Nazi FP
41 duv 1150 f WaA214, NIM, Nazi FP
41 duv 5275 f WaA214, RC, Nazi FP
41 duv 5550 f E/214 x3, NIM, Nazi FP,
41 duv 6603 f WaA214, RC, Nazi FP
41 duv 550 g Barrel Code - 41R5
41 duv 1660 h
41 duv 611 i WaA214, NIM, Naxi FP, All Matching
41 duv 8952 i E/214x3, RC, Nazi FP
41 duv 3047 k ZF41 flat roller mount, nim, fp, mfp, mtc, mlb, lbus
41 duv 7093 k E/214 x3, NIM, Nazi FP
41 duv 7788 k
41 duv 2351 l
41 duv 6874 l RC, has ZF-41 base on it
41 duv 8234 l E/214 x3, RC, Nazi FP
41 duv 514 m WaA214, RC, Nazi FP
41 duv 1636 m
41 duv 2143 m WaA214, NIM, Nazi FP
41 duv 3725 m WaA214, Norwegian Rework, ZF-41
41 duv 4473 m WaA214, NIM, Nazi FP, MM, ZF-41
41 duv 6180 m RC, Nazi FP, ZF-41 Type 1 Roller Mount
41 duv 7537 n (unconfirmed)
41 duv 1713 o WaA214 x3, RC, Nazi FP
41 duv 9395 o WaA214, NIM, Nazi FP Matching wood is dated '42
41 duv 968 p WaA214, Nazi FP
41 duv 2090 p WaA214, Nazi FP
41 duv 8422 p WaA214, RC, Nazi FP, BCD41 Receiver

42 duv 515 TE/214, NIM, Nazi FP, m/m floorplate
42 duv 571 TE/214, RC, Nazi FP (swazs are punched)
42 duv 1578 TE/214, E/214 x3 RHS
42 duv 4031 waffenamt 214 on the r/s of receiver R/C
42 duv 5714 TE/214, RC, Nazi FP
42 duv 7448 TE/214, NIM, Nazi FP, M/M but Triggerguard
42 duv 7755 TE/214, NIM, Nazi FP, Sporter, ZF-41
42 duv 3729 a TE/214, Vet Bringback, Duffle cut
42 duv 5118 a TE/214, RC, Nazi FP
42 duv 8877 a TE/214, RC, Nazi FP
42 duv 1213 b TE/214, RC, Nazi FP
42 duv 2313 b TE/214, RC, Nazi FP
42 duv 2850 b TE/214
42 duv 3916 b TE/214, E/214 x1 RHS, NIM, Nazi FP
42 duv 7486 b
42 duv 8216 c TE/214, RC, Nazi FP
42 duv 9975 c TE/214, NIM, Bolt M/M, Nazi FP
42 duv 383 d TE/214, NIM, Nazi FP Repro HT Sniper
42 duv 1734 d TE/214, vet bring back, duffle cut, bolt M/M
42 duv 2567 d RC, Nazi FP
42 duv 3833 d
42 duv 4625 d TE/214, NIM, Nazi FP
42 duv 5538 d E/214 Final
42 duv 9354 d
42 duv 5419 e TE/214 NIM, CBP, FLP/MM, MTG, MLB, SMUB, Nazi FP
42 duv 9689 e E/214 Final Acceptance
42 duv 379 f TE/214, NIM, Nazi FP, ZF/41
42 duv 1215 f TE/214, NIM
42 duv 8112 f TE/214, Nazi FP ZF/41
42 duv 9152 f
42 duv 2288 g TE/214, LBUS, Nazi FP, MLB, SMUB
42 duv 4968 g TE/214, RC, Nazi FP
42 duv 6288 g TE/214, E/N, ZF41, Bolt M/M, Nazi FP
42 duv 6800 g TE/214, Nazi FP
42 duv 720 h TE/214, Nazi FP,
42 duv 1665 h TE/214, RC, Nazi FP
42 duv 2381 h all matched bringback
42 duv 3098 h TE/unknown, Nazi FP, Sporter 275 Rigby
42 duv 6734 h TE/214, RC, Nazi FP, IM, M/M
42 duv 8297 h TE/214, Nazi FP, Total Miss-match
42 duv 1312 i TE/214, RC, Nazi FP
42 duv 1746 i TE/214, NIM, Nazi FP, 1939 ink marked under FBP w/"L" stamp, 44 dated barrel re-wo rk matching
42 duv 8964 l

BCD 42 Production

42 duv 8903 p TE/749, LBUS, NIM, Nazi FP Elm/Oak Stock
42 duv 9562 p TE/749, LBUS, RC, Nazi FP
42 duv 9690 p TE/749, LBUS, NIM, Nazi FP
42 duv 4967 q TE/749, LBRS, NIM, Nazi FP, matching/sanded stock barrel E/623 x3
42 duv 8507 q TE/749, LBUS, RC

Start bcd 43 production....

42 duv 0054 r TE/749, LBRS, NIM, Nazi FP Reworked, Rebarreled WaA623
42 duv 1451 r TE/749, LBRS, NIM, Nazi FP, RC, Matching
42 duv 2030 r TE/749, LBRS, NIM, Nazi FP, Matching
42 duv 2910 r TE/749, LBRS,
42 duv 3180 r TE/749, RC
42 duv 4027 r TE/749
42 duv 6061 r TE/749, LBRS, NIM, Nazi FP, Matching
42 duv 6531 r TE/749, LBRS, Matching, NIM, "c" Stock
42 duv 7097 r TE/749, LBRS,
42 duv 8691 r TE/749, LBRS, RC, Nazi FP
42 duv 9793 r TE/749, LBRS,
42 duv 2983 s TE/749, LBRS, RC, Nazi FP
42 duv 3497 s TE/749, LBRS,
42 duv 4330 s TE/749, LBRS, Nazi FP,
42 duv 8406 s TE/749, LBRS, NIM, Nazi FP
42 duv 9050 s TE/749, LBRS,

UNCONFIMRED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

42 duv 4510 g TE749, Nazi FP


FBP = flat buttplate
IM = import marked
NIM = non-import marked
FP = fire proofing
MFP = machined floorplate
MTG = machined triggerguard
o/w = otherwise
m/m = mismatched
MLB = milled lower band
SMUB = speed milled upper band
CBP = cupped butt plate
EP = electropenciled
WM = Waffenmeister (Armorers Part)
FLP = Floorplate
TE = Top of Receiver Ring Eagle Proof- Top Eagle
LBRS = Letter Block Right of Serial
LBUS = Letter Block Under Serial

“Miscellaneous info & the 3 Different Types of duv 42 Rifles

duv 43 is the Lochness monster of 98k’s, grainy pics, second hand info etc. Berlin Lubeck quit SO early in 1942 making K98's, it probably could not have happened.

Berlin Lubeck final acceptance WaA214 serial range - No letter block to “I” letter block (or early “k” as reported but no confirmation)

Per serial ranges of the BCD42 production, you will see that they ended about “p” block, and is where the first DUV42 “p” block rifles show up and have the exact type of assembly to BCD42 with Top WaA of 749 and the serial stamped in the same fashion as they did in 1942 with serial with Letter block under serial (LBUS) and assembled them p (P) -q (Q) block thus far.

The next duv 42 range is “r” – “s”. Now I thought is was very weird how it LOOKS like it continues in the “p”- “s” block but it is NOT!!!! It wasn't till about “d” block of 1943 when BCD43 switched to letter block from under the serial (LBUS) to serial block to the right of the serial (LBRS) and this is seen with every observation for the “r” and “s” letter block and they either used left over, rejected, or found receviers in this serial range. This is also compounded that the barrels are also dated 1943. There is also the point where bcd scrubbed duv 42 marked receivers and remarked them. This was probably done at Astra-Werke since BCD was only an assembler.

I expect the serial to get deeper than known but I beleieve this will be about it if you add up the blocks from the BCD production. You get about 40,000 receivers made by Berlin Lubeck and if they didn't halt production this would have put them in the “n” and “o” serials, easily, which is about what they did in 1941. To me you would think they would do better but the stop in production I think hurt their potential and we will never know how many k98s Berlin Lubeck could have produced in 1942. Now this can be thrown off by a couple of here and there receivers used in very spotty places as we do know bcd 43 went into double suffixes. A receiver or two could pop up in the reported “y” block (laws observation?) since bcd 42 never got this high.

Thanks,
Vaughn”
 
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#27 ·
pzjgr, I've showed this before, but I don't think it's on your list. It's a duv42 assembled by gustloff and has a steyr barrel on it. All matching including stock but as you can see, it's been sanded. Hope it fits in. Thanks
 

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Mine is 100% matching, no import stamped, GI- bring back

42 duv 2204 e, 214; the e is under the serial. There are Eagle 214 stamps on the top of receiver ring and left side of barrel shank. There are Nazi Eagles with swastikas on the left side of barrel shank and receiver ring.

All metal parts are marked with 2204 except for the unmarked screws and the unserialed cupped buttplate with dwc and waa 642 on it. , There are only two digits (04) on the bolt stop, sight elevator, and extractor.

The stock and handguard, red glue laminates are 2204 in the barrel channel. It also has an L&F sling adjuster on the sling.
 
#31 ·
42 DUV Q suffix, matching except for handguard.
 
#32 ·
Hello Mike Attached are my mauser pics for the serial study I hope its ongoing.

I am trying to research my rifle that was uncovered last week by Vaughn as a BDC41 DUV on the Gunboards. http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?431425-Deal-or-no-Deal-I-need-some-advice-K98-newb

I included the barrel stamps hoping you would take pity on me and help me figure this rifle out. I had never touched a mauser until 4 days ago now I got the fever bad.

NIM TE LBUS I don't know what the firing proof is yet but Vaughn said it had one. All numbers match except the bolt which matches itself. Duffle cut also has a E214 stamp on the stock

ANYTHING you can tell me would be greatly appreciated.
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