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Strange Mark on 1897 Deutschland marked Tula
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2016 8:59 pm
by willyj73
I recently picked up this 1897 Tula. Rifle has the Deutschland stamp and ended up in Finland. Their is a strange mark on the side of the receiver, and I'd like to see if anybody might know what it is.
Re: Strange Mark on 1897 Deutschland marked Tula
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2016 9:04 pm
by willyj73
Here are photos of the rest of the rifle. Very small counterbore. D mark on the side of the rear sight base. The rifle had some surface rust, and the bore was badly rusted. I was able to remove most of the rust without harming any of the rifle.
Re: Strange Mark on 1897 Deutschland marked Tula
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2016 9:06 pm
by willyj73
More pics
Re: Strange Mark on 1897 Deutschland marked Tula
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 5:19 am
by coondawg
The markS looks to be German Sutterlin script letters. The first one I can't figure out, but the second one sure looks like a "S".
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Re: Strange Mark on 1897 Deutschland marked Tula
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 5:12 pm
by willyj73
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Re: Strange Mark on 1897 Deutschland marked Tula
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 5:15 pm
by willyj73
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Re: Strange Mark on 1897 Deutschland marked Tula
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 5:25 pm
by willyj73
Coondawg, I think you may be right. Thank you. I never heard of Sutterland script. Appears that it was still being used until WWI. Sorry for the double upside-down pics. I'm on my phone, the second one was supposed to have been corrected.
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