madsenshooter wrote on Jun 10^th, 2017 at 1:40am:

Looks nice.  I just posted on some other board that I'd not seen one in a 1912 stock.  Now I have.  I've read that some of the parts were assembled on into the 50s and 60s.  50s I could see, but 60s?  It looks like the bolt handle bears on yours, like it does on mine.  On the other hand, a 1916 made action I have bears on the locking lug and guide rib, but not the handle.  Wonder if that's something the Nazis specified, hoping to make them strong enough for the 8x57?

That's an interesting question.  I don't doubt the 50's and early 60's thing as this does not look like a WWII finish.  Also, another chap here posted that his father got a barreled action, not several numbers away from mine in serial with identical markings, in 1961 from one of the surplus shops.  I would not be surprised if my rifle was cobbled together from an action vs. being totally assembled as you see here by Kongsberg under the Nazis, but the "duffel cut" does have a kind of arsenal look to it so who knows.

I just don't know.  These are weird rifles with tortured histories.  Any info and/or theories are welcome.

Oly