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Looking at purchasing a G.33/40 to expand my Mauser collection but have a few concerns with its pedigree. I have seen values ranging all the way from $600-2750 depending on numbers matching, date stamps, etc.
Its receiver is marked 945 1940. The receiver, bolt, stock, and floorplate all are marked with different serial numbers. On the heel of the stock is 100 and what looks like a waffenamt. No waffens are struck through. The bolt is a properly hollowed out bolt handle. I have not been able to remove the receiver from the stock to confirm the lightening cuts, however the ring of the receiver looks to be correct to a G.33/40. It does have the sight hood, however the cleaning rod is missing.
Here are the pics I have:
Its receiver is marked 945 1940. The receiver, bolt, stock, and floorplate all are marked with different serial numbers. On the heel of the stock is 100 and what looks like a waffenamt. No waffens are struck through. The bolt is a properly hollowed out bolt handle. I have not been able to remove the receiver from the stock to confirm the lightening cuts, however the ring of the receiver looks to be correct to a G.33/40. It does have the sight hood, however the cleaning rod is missing.
Here are the pics I have:
). The receiver in your pics looks to have the correct markings for the 1940 issue carbine ( mine is dated 1942 with the 'dot' code in place of the '945' - I believe the dot code started in 1941? ). The overall condition of the 33/40 in your pics looks very good with original condition parts. A nice plus is that the upper handguard looks to be free of chipping near the receiver ring where the wood gets very thin ( the others I've seen all had some wear/chipping at this point ). 
). I guess it comes down to how badly you want it. I was pretty stoked to find mine in a shop years ago and pretty much made up my mind in 5 minutes to pick it up - glad I did too, as I've never come across one since! 
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