German WW2 Ordnance Codes for Military Rifles

[zouavexx]

Check out this very informative website for the Mauser collector!

German WW2-era military rifles usually have markings on the receiver, barrel, rear sight, and stock, from which one can get some information about the history of the piece.....

http://www.radix.net/~bbrown/codes_rifle.html

[Schuetzenman]

Excellent link Zouave!

[The Fourth Horseman]

Here's a link to codes: and a breakdown, year by year of serial number, and production for each factory (in German)

Left to right, I believe its

Manufacturer Code:
Begining Serial #:
Ending Serial #:
Number Produced:
Year:
Manufacturer:

http://home.arcor.de/gssw1997/k98.htm